{"id":643,"date":"2011-06-07T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-07T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nbc.com.my\/blog\/?p=643"},"modified":"2011-12-12T01:12:09","modified_gmt":"2011-12-11T17:12:09","slug":"malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nbc.com.my\/blog\/malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"How much do you know about Malaysia?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Being a Malaysian, how much do you know about Malaysia? How many is the population? How long is the average life expectancy for male and female Malaysia? What were the GDP growth for the past 3 years? Let\u2019s see Malaysia at a glance below.<\/span> <\/p>\n

Malaysia at a glance:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2008<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2009<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2010<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Area (km2<\/sup><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n330,803<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Population (million)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nTotal<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n27.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n27.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n28.3<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n14.0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n14.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n14.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nFemale<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n13.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n13.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n13.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Average Annual Population Growth Rate (%)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Birth and Death (per 1,000 population)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nCrude Birth Rate<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n18.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n17.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n18.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nCrude Death Rate<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Fertility Rate<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Life Expectancy (years)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n71.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n71.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n71.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nFemale<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n76.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n76.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n76.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nGDP at current prices (RM million)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n740,907 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n679,687 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n765,966 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nGDP at constant prices (RM million)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n530,181 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n521,095 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n558,382 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nGDP Growth (%)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.7 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n(1.7)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7.2<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Employment<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nLabour Force (\u2018000)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n11,028 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n11,315 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n11,517 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nEmployed (\u2018000)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n10,660 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n10,897 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n11,129 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nUnemployed (\u2018000)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n369 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n418 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n388 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nLabour Force Participation Rates, LFPR (%)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n63 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n63 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n63 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nUnemployment Rate (%)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n3.3 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 3.7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n3.4<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indices<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nProducer Price Index (2005=100)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n120 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n111 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n117 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nConsumer Price Index (2010=100)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n98 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n98 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n100 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nIndex of Industrial Production<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n108 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n100 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n107 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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