Head of state: His Majesty Al-Wathiqu Billah Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah, The Yang di-Pertuan Agon XIII
Head of government: Dato' Sri Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak
Type of state: constitutional monarchy
Land area: 329,749 km2
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Population: 27.91m
Ethnic groups: 50% Malay, 25% Chinese, 10% indigenous peoples, 10% Indian, 5% other nationalities
Religion/s: 60% Moslem, 20% Buddhist, 20% Christian, Hindu and others
Languages: Malay, Chinese, English, Tamil
Currency: Ringgit (MYR)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2010: USD 237.8bn
Change over previous year: +7.2%
Per capita GDP: USD 8,519
Swiss colony: 740 persons
Swiss exports 2010: CHF 642.83m
Change over previous year: +14.8%
Swiss imports 2010: CHF 346.09m
Change over previous year: +9.8%