Where is Malaysia? 🇲🇾

Malaysia is located in the Southeastern Asia region at latitude 4.210484 and longitude 101.975766 and is part of the Asian continent continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

4° 12' 37.74'' N
101° 58' 32.76'' E

You can see the location of Malaysia on the world map below:

Malaysia on the World Map

The neighboring countries of Malaysia (MY) are:

Malaysia borders with South China Sea, and the Strait of Malacca.

Country	Malaysia
Coordinates	Latitude: 4.210484 Longitude: 101.975766
Country Codes	Alpha 2: MY Alpha 3: MYS
Country Flag Emoji	🇲🇾
Int. Phone Prefix	+60
Capital city	Kuala Lumpur
Continent / Subcontinent	Asia Southeastern Asia
Country Area	329,847 sq km
Population 2024	35,557,673 World Rank: 44
Median Age	29.9
Life expectancy	76.7
Major languages	Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai note: Malaysia has 134 living languages – 112 indigenous languages and 22 non-indigenous languages; in East Malaysia, there are several indigenous languages; the most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan
UTC/GMT Time	Number of time zones: 1 UTC+08:00
Internet TLD	.my
Biggest Airport	Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)
Average temperature	25.40 °C 77.72 °F
Administrative Divisions	3 federal territories 13 states
Political system	Parliamentary democracy

World Bank Income Group	Upper middle income
World Bank Region	East Asia & Pacific
Currency	Ringgit (MYR)
GDP in 2024	$422.2 (billions of USD) World Rank: 37
GDP per capita in 2024	$11,874 World Rank: 95
Major Industries / Economic Sectors	Manufacturing, services, agriculture, energy
Top 5 Import Countries	China, United States, Japan, Singapore, South Korea
Top 5 Export Countries	United States, China, Singapore, Japan, Thailand

Here are the largest cities in Malaysia based on 2024 data: