Malaysia was created in 1963 through the merging of Malaya (independent in 1957) and the former British Singapore, both of which formed West Malaysia, and Sabah and Sarawak in north Borneo, which composed East Malaysia. The first three years of independence were marred by hostilities with Indonesia. Singapore seceded from the union in 1965.
Demographic Data
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Government type: Democracy
Government stability: 77.8%
Government efficiency: 83.7%
Population's support to government: 77.7%
Area: 328,550 square kilometers
Habitable land: 76.0%
Farmable land: 3.0%
Total population: 19,723 thousands
Population's growth: 2.2%
Country's development level: 8,260
Economic Data
GNP: 166,800,000,000
Industralisation: 53.7%
International funding: 417,000,000
Political Data
Secret services efficiency: 4,644
Military Data
Technological generation: 1
Number of rebels: 1,972
Rebels development: 7,434
Rebels technological access: 5,781