Malaysia     [61]
(Independent United Kingdom)
ISO COUNTRY CODE: MY
LAND AREA: 329749 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

>17,000	>10,000	>1,000	>100	>10	>1	<1	Unknown	TOTAL
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 20565000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 62 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 2%/year
  POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 27%
  URBAN POP: 53% (1994), versus 27% (1960), Annual Growth: 3.6%
  LIFE EXPECTANCY: 71.2 years,  ADULT LITERACY: 83.0%
  INFANT MORTALITY: 12 per/1000 (1994), versus 72 (1960)
  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.832

ECONOMY
  GNP: US$68.7 billion, Annual GNP Growth Rate 1980-1993: 6.4%,  Annual Growth Rate GNP/Capita: 3.5%
  GDP/Capita: $2905  GDP/Capita PPP: $8865
  GDP/Capita: 1960 $708, 1970 $995, 1980 $1678, 1990 $2335
  OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: $114 million  ODA%GNP: 0.2%
  ODA/Capita: $6

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
  TOTAL FOREST AREA: 15471,000 ha, 47.1% of land area, 0.8 ha/capita
  NATURAL FOREST AREA: 15371,000 ha
  ARABLE LAND: 3.2% of land area
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION: 2032 kw-hr/capita, versus 338 kw-hr/cap (1970)
  TRADITIONAL FUEL CONSUMPTION: 8% (1993), versus 22% (1973)
  INTERNAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 22.6,000 cu.m/cap/year
  SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION (1990-92): 25 kg/cap/year

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: