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    Flag of Malaysia

    Map of Malaysia

    Federation of Malaysia

    Malaysia is located in Southeast Asia. Below you can see where Malaysia sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Kuala Lumpur.

    Where Malaysia is located
    Outline of Malaysia
    Political map of Malaysia and neighboring countries
    Political map: Malaysia and its neighbors
    Reference map of Malaysia (CIA World Factbook)
    Reference map of Malaysia (CIA World Factbook)By CIA · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Relief map of Malaysia — physical geography
    Relief map of Malaysia — physical geographyBy Uwe Dedering · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Location map of Malaysia
    Location map of MalaysiaBy Uwe Dedering · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Malaysia on the globe
    Malaysia on the globeBy Mr Ikan <*)))>< · CC BY 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Map of the administrative divisions of Malaysia
    First-level administrative divisions of Malaysia

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    Administrative divisions of Malaysia

    Malaysia is divided into 16 states.

    Show all 16 states
    • Johor
    • Kedah
    • Kelantan
    • Kuala Lumpur
    • Labuan
    • Melaka
    • Negeri Sembilan
    • Pahang
    • Perak
    • Perlis
    • Pulau Pinang
    • Putrajaya
    • Sabah
    • Sarawak
    • Selangor
    • Terengganu

    Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

    Where is Malaysia?

    Malaysia lies in Southeast Asia. Its geographic centre is at about 4.21° N, 101.98° E, and the capital, Kuala Lumpur, is at 3.15° N, 101.70° E.

    With 330,803 km², it is the 19th-largest of the 46 countries in Asia — about 1.4 times the size of the United Kingdom.

    Malaysia lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.

    Neighbouring countries: Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei.

    Geography of Malaysia

    Continent
    Asia
    Region
    Southeast Asia
    Area
    330,803 km²
    Geographic centre
    4.21° N, 101.98° E
    Capital (Kuala Lumpur)
    3.15° N, 101.70° E
    Size rank in Asia
    19 of 46
    Highest point
    Mount Kinabalu (4,095 m)
    Land borders
    3

    Bordering countries: Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei.