Population Distribution & GDP

Eleven states and two federal territories are located on the Malay Peninsula, collectively called Peninsular Malaysia (Semenanjung Malaysia) or West Malaysia. Two states are on the island of Borneo, and the remaining one federal territory consists of islands offshore of Borneo; they are collectively referred to asEast Malaysia or Malaysian Borneo.

Perlis Kedah Penang Kelantan Terengganu Perak Selangor Negeri Sembilan Malacca Johor Pahang Sarawak Sabah Labuan Kuala Lumpur Putrajaya West Malaysia East Malaysia (Blue) States (Red) Federal Territories South China Sea Strait of Malacca Gulf of Thailand Sulu Sea Celebes Sea Brunei Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Singapore Thailand

[show]  Statehood and creation of the federal territories dates

Flag	Emblem	State/Federal Territory	Capital	Royal Capital	Population[1]	Total Area (km²)[2]	Population density (per km²)[2]	Licence plate prefix	Phone area code	Abbreviation	ISO	FIPS	Part	Head of state
		Federal Territoryof Kuala Lumpur	Kuala Lumpur	-	1,627,172	243	6696	W	03	KUL	MY-14		Peninsular Malaysia	-
		Federal Territoryof Labuan	Victoria	-	85,272	91	937	L	087	LBN	MY-15	MY15	East Malaysia	-
		Federal Territoryof Putrajaya	Putrajaya	-	67,964	49	1387	Putrajaya	03	PJY	MY-16		Peninsular Malaysia	-
		Johor Darul Ta'zim	Johor Bahru	Muar	3,233,434	19,210	168	J	07, 06 (Muar &Ledang)	JHR	MY-01	MY01	Peninsular Malaysia	Sultan
		Kedah Darul Aman	Alor Setar	Anak Bukit	1,890,098	9,500	199	K	04	KDH	MY-02	MY02	Peninsular Malaysia	Sultan
		Kelantan Darul Naim	Kota Bharu	Kota Bharu	1,459,994	15,099	97	D	09	KTN	MY-03	MY03	Peninsular Malaysia	Sultan
		Malacca	Malacca City	-	788,706	1,664	474	M	06	MLK	MY-04	MY04	Peninsular Malaysia	Yang di-Pertua Negeri(Governor)
		Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus	Seremban	Seri Menanti	997,071	6,686	149	N	06	NSN	MY-05	MY05	Peninsular Malaysia	Yamtuan Besar(Yang di-Pertuan Besar)
		Pahang Darul Makmur	Kuantan	Pekan	1,443,365	36,137	40	C	09, 03 (Genting), 05 (Cameron)	PHG	MY-06	MY06	Peninsular Malaysia	Sultan
		Perak Darul Ridzuan	Ipoh	Kuala Kangsar	2,258,428	21,035	107	A	05	PRK	MY-08	MY07	Peninsular Malaysia	Sultan
		Perlis Indera Kayangan	Kangar	Arau	227,025	821	277	R	04	PLS	MY-09	MY08	Peninsular Malaysia	Raja
		Penang	George Town	-	1,520,143	1,048	1451	P	04	PNG	MY-07	MY09	Peninsular Malaysia	Yang di-Pertua Negeri(Governor)
		Sabah	Kota Kinabalu	-	3,120,040	73,631	42	S	087-089	SBH	MY-12	MY16	East Malaysia	Yang di-Pertua Negeri(Governor)
		Sarawak	Kuching	-	2,420,009	124,450	19	Q	081-086	SWK	MY-13	MY11	East Malaysia	Yang di-Pertua Negeri(Governor)
		Selangor Darul Ehsan	Shah Alam	Klang	5,411,324	8,104	668	B	03	SGR	MY-10	MY12	Peninsular Malaysia	Sultan
		Terengganu Darul Iman	Kuala Terengganu	Kuala Terengganu	1,015,776	13,035	78	T	09	TRG	MY-11	MY13	Peninsular Malaysia	Sultan

2012 Rank	State or federal territory	2012 GSP (RMBillion)	2011 GSP (RMBillion)	2010 GSP (RMBillion)	2009 GSP (RMBillion)	2008 GSP (RMBillion)	2007 GSP (RMBillion)	2006 GSP (RMBillion)	2005 GSP (RMBillion)
1	Selangor	176.239	164.605	155.739	139.237	139.877	128.169	118.819	113.185
2	Kuala Lumpur	114.106	106.477	97.830	88.488	85.414	78.302	71.894	67.017
3	Sarawak	71.874	70.821	66.947	64.173	65.470	65.283	60.265	57.700
4	Johor	68.791	64.566	60.679	55.268	56.990	54.685	52.539	50.058
5	Penang	52.530	50.027	48.161	43.626	48.749	46.226	43.401	39.186
6	Sabah	44.434	42.664	42.101	40.986	39.114	35.318	34.221	32.427
7	Perak	39.627	36.985	34.576	32.700	33.060	31.048	29.558	27.733
8	Pahang	30.750	29.187	27.484	26.203	26.465	25.206	24.693	23.061
9	Negeri Sembilan	27.717	26.407	25.177	23.804	23.657	22.680	21.554	19.736
10	Kedah	25.307	23.863	21.998	21.092	21.209	21.033	19.255	17.829
11	Malacca	21.953	20.482	19.689	18.472	18.250	17.422	16.333	15.049
12	Terengganu	19.627	18.968	18.487	17.720	18.500	18.122	16.867	15.562
13	Kelantan	13.461	12.771	11.991	11.436	11.203	10.482	9.658	9.031
14	Perlis	3.535	3.382	3.318	3.166	3.250	3.157	2.945	2.845
15	Labuan	3.181	3.007	2.646	2.486	2.369	2.678	2.551	2.146

State or federal territory	GDP per capita (RM)	GSP per capita (US$)
Kuala Lumpur	79,752	24,963
Labuan	43,848	13,724
Sarawak	41,115	12,869
Penang	38,356	12,005
Selangor	37,851	11,847
Malacca	34,109	10,676
Negeri Sembilan	33,033	10,339
Pahang	26,759	8,375
Johor	25,302	7,919
Terengganu	23,285	7,288
Perak	21,150	6,620
Sabah	18,603	5,822
Perlis	18,519	5,796
Kedah	16,316	5,107
Kelantan	10,677	3,341

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Malaysian_states_by_GDP


As of the last census(2010), the

Sarawak

 state population was 2,420,009.

The administrative capital is Kuching, which has a population of 700,000

Miri(pop. 350,000), Sibu (pop. 257,000) and  Bintulu (pop. 200,000).


Due to the large area of Sarawak, it has the lowest population density in Malaysia, which stands at 22 people per km². Sarawak also has some of the lowest population growth in Malaysia.


Sarawak has more than 40 sub-ethnic groups, each with its own distinct language, culture and lifestyle. Cities and larger towns are populated predominantly by Malays, Melanaus, Chinese, Indians, and a smaller percentage of Ibans andBidayuhs who have migrated from their home villages to look for employment.

Ethnic groups in Sarawak^[29]EthnicPercentage
Iban

  

29%Chinese

  

24%Malay

  

23%Bidayuh

  

8%Melanau

  

6%Orang Ulu

  

5%Others

  

5%

The large majority of Ibans practise Christianity. However, like most other ethnic groups in Sarawak, they still observe many of their traditional rituals and beliefs. Sarawak celebrates colourful festivals such as the generic Gawai Dayak (Harvest Festival), Gawai Kenyalang (Hornbill Festival), Gawai Burong (Bird Festival), Gawai Tuah (Luck Festival), Gawai Pangkong Tiang (House Post Banging Festival), Gawai Tajau (Jar Festival), Gawai Sakit (Healing Festival) and Gawai Antu (festival of the dead).

 Sarawak has six major ethnic groups namely Iban, Chinese, Malay, Bidayuh, Melanau, and Orang Ulu.^[30] Several minor ethnic groups include Kedayan, Javanese, Bugis, Murut, and Indian. 


The Sarawak Chinese belong to a wide range of dialect groups, the most significant beingCantonese, Foochow, Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew, Hainanese, and Puxian Min. The Chinese maintain their ethnic heritage and culture and celebrate all the major cultural festivals, most notably the Chinese New Year and the Hungry Ghost Festival. The Sarawak Chinese are predominantly Buddhists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarawak


Religion in Sarawak – 2010 Census^[37]ReligionPercent

Christianity

  

44.0%Islam

  

30.0%Buddhism

  

13.5%Chinese Ethnic Religion

  

6.0%Other

  

3.1%No religion

  

2.6%


Sarawak is the only state in Malaysia where Christians outnumber Muslims. Major Christian denominations in Sarawak are the Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Methodists, Borneo Evangelical Mission (BEM or Sidang Injil Borneo, S.I.B.), and Baptists. Many Sarawakian Christians are non-MalayBumiputera, ranging from Iban, Bidayuh, Orang Ulu and Melanau.