| Capital | nombre: Kuala Lumpur; note - nearby Putrajaya is referred to as a federal government administrative center but not the capital; Parliament meets in Kuala Lumpur coordenadas geográficas: 3 10 N, 101 42 E diferencia de tiempo: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: the Malay word for "river junction or estuary" is "kuala" and "lumpur" means "mud"; together the words render the meaning of "muddy confluence" |
| División administrativa | 13 states (negeri-negeri, singular - negeri); Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Terengganu; and 1 federal territory (Wilayah Persekutuan) with 3 components, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya |
| Independencia | 31 Agosto 1957 (from the UK) |
| Feriado nacional | Día de la Independencia (or Merdeka Day), 31 Agosto (1957) (independence of Malaya); Malaysia Day, 16 Septiembre (1963) (formation of Malaysia) |
| Constitución | history: previous 1948; latest drafted 21 Febrero 1957, efectiva 27 Agosto 1957 amendments: proposed as a bill by Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Parliament membership in the bill’s second and third readings; a number of constitutional sections are excluded from amendment or repeal; modificada many times, last in 2010 (2017) |
| Sufragio | 21 años de edad; universal |
| Poder Executivo | jefe de estado: King Sultan ABDULLAH Sultan Ahmad Shah (desde 24 January 2019); note - King MUHAMMAD V (formerly known as Tuanku Muhammad Faris Petra) (selected on 14 October 2016; installed on 13 December 2016) resigned on 6 January 2019; the position of the king is primarily ceremonial, but he is the final arbiter on the appointment of the prime minister jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister MAHATHIR bin Mohamad (desde 10 May 2018); Deputy Prime Minister WAN AZIZAH Wan Ismail (desde 21 May 2018) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister from among members of Parliament with the consent of the king elections/appointments: king elected by and from the hereditary rulers of 9 states for a 5-year term; election is on a rotational basis among rulers of the 9 states; election last held on 24 January 2019 (next to be held in 2024); prime minister designated from among members of the House of Representatives; following legislative elections, the leader who commands support of the majority of members in the House becomes prime minister |
Fuente: CIA World Factbook
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