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| Prime Minister |
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (since 31 October 2003) |
| Location |
Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam |
| Independence |
31 August 1957 (from UK) |
| Population (2006E) |
24,385,858 |
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| Currency/Exchange Rate (March 1, 2007) |
1 USD = 3.507 Malaysia Ringgit |
| Inflation Rate (2006E) |
3.7% |
| Gross Domestic Product (2006E) |
$149.4 billion |
| Real GDP Growth Rate (2006E) |
5.9% |
| Unemployment Rate (2006E) |
3.6% |
| External Debt (2006E) |
$57.1 billion |
| Exports (2006E) |
$183.9 billion |
| Exports – Commodities |
electronic equipment, petroleum and liquefied natural gas, wood and wood products, palm oil, rubber, textiles, chemicals |
| Exports - Partners (2005E) |
US 19.7%, Singapore 15.6%, Japan 9.3%, China 6.6%, Hong Kong 5.8%, Thailand 5.4% |
| Imports (2006E) |
$148.9 billion |
| Imports – Commodities |
electronics, machinery, petroleum products, plastics, vehicles, iron and steel products, chemicals |
| Imports - Partners (2005E) |
Japan 14.6%, US 13%, Singapore 11.8%, China 11.6%, Taiwan 5.6%, Thailand 5.3%, South Korea 5%, Germany 4.5% |
| Current Account Balance (2006E) |
$23.5 billion |
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| Minister of Energy, Water, and Communications |
Dr. Lim Keng Yaik |
| Proven Oil Reserves (January 1, 2007E) |
3.0 billion barrels |
| Oil Production (2006E) |
798,000 bbl/d, of which 86% was crude oil |
| Oil Consumption (2006E) |
515,000 bbl/d |
| Crude Oil Distillation Capacity (January 1, 2007E) |
545,000 bbl/d |
| Proven Natural Gas Reserves (January 1, 2007E) |
75 trillion cubic feet |
| Natural Gas Production (2004E) |
2.2 trillion cubic feet |
| Natural Gas Consumption (2004E) |
1.2 trillion cubic feet |
| Recoverable Coal Reserves (2003E) |
4.4 million short tons |
| Coal Production (2004E) |
0.3 million short tons |
| Coal Consumption (2004E) |
7.3 million short tons |
| Electricity Installed Capacity (2004E) |
20.1 gigawatts |
| Electricity Production (2004E) |
78.2 billion kilowatt hours |
| Electricity Consumption (2004E) |
72.7 billion kilowatt hours |
| Total Energy Consumption (2004E) |
2.5 quadrillion Btus*, of which Natural Gas (49%), Oil (41%), Coal (8%), Hydroelectricity (2%), Nuclear (0%), Other Renewables (0%) |
| Total Per Capita Energy Consumption ((Million Btu) 2004E) |
107.1 million Btus |
| Energy Intensity (2004E) |
9,635.5 Btu per $2000-PPP** |
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| Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions (2004E) |
153.6 million metric tons, of which Oil (46%), Natural Gas (42%), Coal (11%) |
| Per-Capita, Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions ((Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide) 2004E) |
6.5 metric tons |
| Carbon Dioxide Intensity (2004E) |
0.6 Metric tons per thousand $2000-PPP** |
| Environmental Issues |
air pollution from industrial and vehicular emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; deforestation; smoke/haze from Indonesian forest fires |
| Major Environmental Agreements |
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands |
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| Organization |
Malaysia’s state-owned Petroleam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) dominates all aspects of the country’s oil and natural gas sector. |
| Major Oil/Gas Ports |
Kerteh, Johor, Sepangar Bay, Bintulu, Kuching, Miri |
| Foreign Company Involvement |
BP, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil (Esso), Hess, Mitsubishi, Murphy Oil, Newfield Exploration, Nippon Oil, Shell, Talisman Energy |
| Major Oil Fields |
Bekok, Bokor, Erb West, Bunga Kekwa, Guntong, Kepong, Kinabalu Pulai, Samarang, Seligi, Semangkok, Tapis, Temana, Tiong |
| Major Natural Gas Fields |
Bedong, Bintang, Damar, Jerneh, Laho, Lawit, Noring, Pilong, Resak, Telok, Tujoh |
| Major Refineries (capacity, bbl/d) |
Shell: Port Dickson (155,000); Petronas: Melaka I (92,832), Melaka II (126,000); ExxonMobil: Port Dickson (86,000) |
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* The total energy consumption statistic includes petroleum, dry natural gas, coal, net hydro, nuclear, geothermal, solar, wind, wood and waste electric power. The renewable energy consumption statistic is based on International Energy Agency (IEA) data and includes hydropower, solar, wind, tide, geothermal, solid biomass and animal products, biomass gas and liquids, industrial and municipal wastes. Sectoral shares of energy consumption and carbon emissions are also based on IEA data.
**GDP figures from OECD estimates based on purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates.
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