Malaysia

About Malaysia

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia, one of the 47 countries of Asia on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Malaysia. In Arabic, the name is written ماليزيا, and the capital كوالالمبور. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur lies at about 3° north and 102° east. Alongside Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya also hosts important national institutions. Malaysia has 2 official languages: English and Malay. Its currency is the Malaysian Ringgit, with the symbol ⁨RM⁩ and the international code MYR.

Malaysia covers about 330,803 square kilometres, which puts it 67th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 3 countries: Indonesia, Thailand, and Brunei. The largest of these neighbours by area is Indonesia. Other countries in Southeast Asia include Myanmar, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flag of the United States, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Asia quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Malaysia with the other countries of the same region.