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Main article: Countries of the world
Population
Population
2022:33 million people
Migration
2021: Net population inflow in 4 years
Marriages
Allowed to have more than one spouse
Parliament
2022: All-Alay Islamic Party election win
On November 19, 2022, general elections were held in Malaysia, in which the composition of the new 15th parliament of the country was elected. Most of the seats in one of the coalitions - Perikatan Nasional - were won by the country's most conservative organization, the All-Alay Islamic Party (PAS).
Government
Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Technologies of Malaysia
Economy
GDP
2022: Malaysia's share of global PPP GDP reaches 0.67%
Main article: World Economy
GDP size forecast - $0.44 trillion
2021: GDP size - $0.37 trillion
Financial system
Sovereign Wealth Fund
Non-financial debt
2022: Aggregate non-financial debt
Food industry
Palm oil
Foreign trade
2022: Among the leaders in LNG exports
2021
China's seventh largest trading partner
The fifth exporter of liquefied natural gas in the world
Main Article: Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Minerals
2022: LNG exports
2021: Oil Production
Power
2020: Energy consumption per capita
andR&D
2020: R&D spending - $9.7 billion
Unemployment
2020: Unemployment rate - 4.9%
Incomes of the population
2023: Minimum wage - $289
Information Technology
2021: Internet pirates to be jailed for 20 years in Malaysia
On December 18, 2021, the Malaysian House of Representatives passed copyright law amendments that would strengthen the country's deterrent measures against those who facilitate access to pirated content through illegal streaming. The amendments, which cover both hardware and software, could result in offenders jailed for up to 20 years. Read more here.
Communication
2022: Transfer of 70% of the state communications operator to private telecom companies
On March 16, 2022, Malaysian authorities announced that they were transferring up to 70% of the shares of the state-owned 5G network operator Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) to private telecommunications companies amid concerns from the latter that a single fifth-generation state network could hinder competition. Read more here.
Education
2019: Number of years of education by citizens over 25
Health care
2021: Using drones to find people infected with COVID-19 in the public
In early June 2021, Malaysia announced that it had begun using drones to identify signs of COVID-19 infection among its population. However, this is far from the first country to use drones to combat the pandemic. Read more here.