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Malaysia

Quick Facts:

Population: 23,953,136 (July 2005 est.)
Growth Rate: 1.8%

Government: Constitutional monarchy
 nominally headed by paramount ruler and a bicameral Parliament consisting of a nonelected upper house and an elected lower house;

Economy:

GDP: 7.1% (2004 est.)
Purchasing power parity - $229.3 billion (2004 est.)
GDP per capita  - $9,700 (2004 est.)
GDP per sector:
agriculture: 7.2%
industry: 33.6%
services: 59.1% (2004 est.)
Population Below poverty line: 8%
Unemployment rate: 3% (2004)