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Malaysia is a federation of 13 states and 3 federal territories. Eleven states are located on the Malay Peninsula while two are on the island of Borneo.

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1 West Malaysia, on the Malay Peninsula
2 East Malaysia, on Borneo
3 Codes and Abbreviations
4 Rulers
5 Singapore and Brunei
6 Key statistics
7 See also
8 External links

[edit] West Malaysia, on the Malay Peninsula

States (State capitals in parentheses):
- Sultanate of Johor (Johor Bahru)
- Sultanate of Kedah (Alor Star)
- Sultanate of Kelantan (Kota Bharu)
- Sultanate of Pahang (Kuantan)
- Sultanate of Perak (Ipoh)
- Sultanate of Selangor (Shah Alam)
- Sultanate of Terengganu (Kuala Terengganu)
- Elective Monarchy of Negeri Sembilan (Seremban)
- Kingdom of Perlis (Kangar)
- Melaka (Malacca Town)
- Pulau Pinang (George Town)

Federal Territories:
- Federal Territory of Putrajaya (federal administrative capital)
- Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur (legislative capital)

[edit] East Malaysia, on Borneo

States (State capitals in parentheses):
- Sabah (Kota Kinabalu)
- Sarawak (Kuching)

Federal Territory:
- Federal Territory of Labuan (Bandar Labuan)

[edit] Codes and Abbreviations

Sorted by Code
`MY-01 / JHR`	Johor
`MY-02 / KDH`	Kedah
`MY-03 / KTN`	Kelantan
`MY-04 / MLK`	Melaka
`MY-05 / NSN`	Negeri Sembilan
`MY-06 / PHG`	Pahang
`MY-07 / PNG`	Pulau Pinang
`MY-08 / PRK`	Perak
`MY-09 / PLS`	Perlis
`MY-10 / SGR`	Selangor
`MY-11 / TGN`	Terengganu
`MY-12 / SBH`	Sabah
`MY-13 / SWK`	Sarawak
`MY-14 / KUL`	Kuala Lumpur
`MY-15 / LBN`	Labuan
`MY-16 / PJY`	Putrajaya

Sorted by Name
MY-01 / JHR	Johor
MY-02 / KDH	Kedah
MY-03 / KTN	Kelantan
MY-04 / MLK	Melaka
MY-05 / NSN	Negeri Sembilan
MY-06 / PHG	Pahang
MY-08 / PRK	Perak
MY-09 / PLS	Perlis
MY-07 / PNG	Pulau Pinang
MY-12 / SBH	Sabah
MY-13 / SWK	Sarawak
MY-10 / SGR	Selangor
MY-11 / TGN	Terengganu
MY-14 / KUL	Kuala Lumpur
MY-15 / LBN	Labuan
MY-16 / PJY	Putrajaya

[edit] Rulers

The nine Malay States have a hereditary Ruler as titular Head of state and a popularly elected, executive Chief Minister or Menteri Besar as politically responsible Head of government. The rulers of Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Selangor and Terengganu are styled Sultans (typically Islamic). Only Negeri Sembilan's elective ruler holds the rare, autochthonous Malay title of Yang di-Pertuan Besar, whereas only the Ruler of Perlis is titled Raja (a relic from the Hindu period). The Federal King (titled Yang di-Pertuan Agong) is elected (de facto rotated) among the nine rulers to serve a 5-year term. Former British settlements and crown colonies of Penang and Malacca (both peninsular) and Sabah and Sarawak (both on Borneo) each have a federally appointed titular Governor (but styled Yang di-Pertua Negeri 'head of state') and an executive Chief Minister.

[edit] Singapore and Brunei

Main article: Singapore in Malaysia

Singapore was a Malaysian state from the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963 until Singapore separated from the rest of Malaysia on 9 August 1965.

Brunei was invited to join the federation at the same time as Singapore, Sabah (then North Borneo) and Sarawak but rejected the offer and remained a British protectorate until its independence in 1984.

[edit] Key statistics

State	Population	Area (sq km)	Pop. density	Urban pop.(%)	Bumiputra (%)	Chinese (%)	Indian (%)
Selangor	4 188 876	7960	526	87.6	53.5	30.7	14.6
Johor	2 740 625	18 987	144	65.2	57.1	35.4	6.9
Sabah	2 603 485	73 619	35	48.0	80.5	13.2	0.5
Sarawak	2 071 506	124 450	17	48.1	72.9	26.7	0.2
Perak	2 051 236	21 005	98	58.7	54.7	32.0	13.0
Kedah	1 649 756	9425	175	39.3	76.6	14.9	7.1
FT Kuala Lumpur	1 379 310	243	5676	100.0	43.6	43.5	11.4
Penang	1 313 449	1031	1274	80.1	42.5	46.5	10.6
Kelantan	1 313 014	15 024	87	34.2	95.0	3.8	0.3
Pahang	1 288 376	35 965	36	42.0	76.8	17.7	5.0
Terengganu	898 825	12 955	69	48.7	96.8	2.8	0.2
Negeri Sembilan	859 924	6644	129	53.4	57.9	25.6	16.0
Malacca	635 791	1652	385	67.2	63.8	29.1	6.5
Perlis	204 450	795	257	34.3	85.5	10.3	1.3
FT Labuan	76 067	92	827	77.7	79.6	15.8	1.3
FT Putrajaya	45 000	148	304	100.0	94.8	1.8	2.7