Overview of Malaysia

Malaysia’s ethnic makeup is unlike any other in the world. A melting pot of Asian cultures and ethnicities from the around the world, Malaysia multicultural society can be easily reflected in the Malaysian tourism tagline, “Truly Asia”. Malaysia’s population stands at 28.3 million people and constantly growing, with a sizeable chunk of that number of the international community. Malaysia’s own ethnic composition stands at 67.4 per cent Bumiputera (comprised of the indigenous peoples such as the Orang Asli, Ibans, Dayaks, Kadazans and the majority ethnic Malays), 24.6 per cent Chinese, 7.3 per cent Indian and 0.7 per cent of ethnicities classified under ‘Others’, according to the Malaysian Department of Statistics.