Malaysia is in South-Eastern Asia (Asia) and borders Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei. Its capital is Kuala Lumpur. Approximate coordinates: 3°N, 114°E, north of the Equator.

Which continent is Malaysia in?

Malaysia is in Asia, in the South-Eastern Asia region.

What is the capital of Malaysia?

The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur.

Which country is Kuala Lumpur in?

Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia, in South-Eastern Asia.

How many states does Malaysia have?

Malaysia has 13 states and 3 other regions: Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Terengganu.

Is Malaysia a country?

Yes. Malaysia is an independent country and one of the 193 UN member states.

Malaysia map

Malaysia is a country in Asia, in South-Eastern Asia. Been there? Click it on the globe to add it to your map.

At a glance

Malaysia borders 3 countries: Indonesia, Thailand and Brunei. Capital: Kuala Lumpur.

Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Continent: Asia · South-Eastern Asia
Status: UN member state
Population: 31,949,777
Area: 327,645 km²

0.4% of the world’s people, 0.2% of its land

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States of Malaysia

Malaysia is divided into 13 states and 3 other regions.

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Map of Malaysia with its 13 states and 3 other regions

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How Malaysia is divided

The administrative levels of Malaysia, from the whole country down, and which ones you can mark on VisitedAtlas.

Level	Number	On VisitedAtlas
Country	1	✓ Yes
States and other regionsSee map	16	✓ YesMark on the map
Districts	160	Not yet
Mukims	1,859	Not yet

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Malaysia’s 1,859 mukims: not on VisitedAtlas yetBoundaries: Wikimedia Commons, geoBoundaries via geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0)

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Questions about Malaysia

Where is Malaysia?: Malaysia is in South-Eastern Asia (Asia) and borders Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei. Its capital is Kuala Lumpur. Approximate coordinates: 3°N, 114°E, north of the Equator.
Which continent is Malaysia in?: Malaysia is in Asia, in the South-Eastern Asia region.
What is the capital of Malaysia?: The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur.
Which country is Kuala Lumpur in?: Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia, in South-Eastern Asia.
How many states does Malaysia have?: Malaysia has 13 states and 3 other regions: Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Terengganu.
Is Malaysia a country?: Yes. Malaysia is an independent country and one of the 193 UN member states.
Which countries border Malaysia?: Malaysia borders 3 countries: Indonesia, Thailand and Brunei.

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