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| Official Name | ||
| Malaysia |
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| Capital | ||
| Kuala Lumpur |
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| Political System | ||
| Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. A written constitution provides for the organs of state, namely the executive,the legislature and the judiciary. The Yang Di-Pertuan Agong (King) is the Head of State and is elected for a 5 year term amongst the Council of Rulers with a membership of 9 sultans who are hereditary rulers of 9 states in West Malaysia whereas the other four states, Malacca, Penang, Sabah and Sarawak are headed by governors appointed by the Malaysian government. It has a bicameral Parliament comprising of an appointed upper house (the Senate) and an elected lower house (the Parliament). The Prime Minister leads the Cabinet in the administration of the Government. The Yang Di-Pertuan Agong appoints the Prime Minister and the other Cabinet members from among the Members of Parliament(MPs). |
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| Head of State | ||
| YANG DI-PERTUAN AGONG XIII Al-Wathiqu Billah Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah |
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| Head of Government | ||
| Prime Minister YAB Dato' Seri Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi and Deputy Prime Minister YAB Datuk Seri Najib Tun Haji Abdul Razak.
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| Ruling Party | ||
| Barisan Nasional(National Front) comprising fourteen component parties: United Malay National Organization(UMNO), Malaysian Chinese Association(MCA), Malaysian Indian Congress(MIC), Gerakan Party(PGRM), People’s Progressive Party(PPP), Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu(PBB), Sarawak National Party(SNAP), Sarawak United People’s Party(SUPP), Parti Bangsa Dayak Sarawak(PBDS), Sabah Progressive Party(SAPP), Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat(AKAR),Liberal Democratic Party(LDP), Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah(PBRS),Parti Demokratik Sabah(PBS). |
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| Other Parties | ||
| The opposition front comprises Pan Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and Democratic Action Party(DAP). |
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| Flag Description | ||
| 14 equal horizontal stripes of red (top) alternating with white (bottom), there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a yellow crescent and a yellow fourteen-pointed star. The crescent and the star are traditional symbols of Islam |
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| Independence | ||
| 31 August 1957(from UK) |
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| Suffrage | ||
| 21 years of age universal |
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| Key Ministries | ||
| Prime Minister’s Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Culture, Arts & Tourism, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Domestic Trade & Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Energy, Communication & Multimedia, Ministry of Entrepreneur Development, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Housing & Local Government, Ministry of Human Resources, Ministry of Information, Ministry of International Trade & Industry, Ministry of Land & Co-operative Development, Ministry of Law, Ministry of National Unity & Community Development, Ministry of Primary Industry, Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Science Technology & Environment, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Works, Ministry of Youth & Sports and Ministry for Women’s Affairs. |
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