What are the 14 states in Malaysia?

What are the 14 states in Malaysia?

States

State	Capital	FIPS
Sabah	Kota Kinabalu	MY16
Sarawak	Kuching	MY11
Selangor	Shah Alam	MY12
Terengganu	Kuala Terengganu	MY13

How many states does Malaysia have?

Malaysia is comprised of 13 states and three Wilayah Persekutuan (WP) or federal territories, which include Labuan, an offshore financial center on the east; the nation’s capital, Kuala Lumpur; and the administrative center, Putrajaya – both on the west.

What are the 9 states of Malaysia?

The nine Malay States have a hereditary Ruler as titular Head of state and an executive Chief Minister or Menteri Besar as politically responsible Head of government. The rulers of Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Selangor and Terengganu are styled Sultans (typically Islamic).

How many head of states are there in Malaysia?

All 13 heads of state forms the Conference of Rulers but only the 9 monarchs can become the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia).

Does Malaysia have 14 or 13 states?

Malaysia comprises 13 states and 3 federal territories. Each state has its own written constitution, legislative assembly, and executive council, which is responsible to the legislative assembly and headed by a chief minister.

Is Selangor and KL the same state?

Kuala Lumpur is one of the three federal territories of Malaysia, enclaved within the state of Selangor, on the central west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

In which state is Kuala Lumpur?

state of Selangor
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the largest city of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur is one of the three Malaysian Federal Territories. It is an enclave within the state of Selangor, on the central west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Within Malaysia, the city is commonly referred to as KL.

Is KL a state or city?

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysian pronunciation: [ˈkualə, -a ˈlumpo(r), -ʊ(r)]), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur (Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur) and colloquially referred to as KL, is a federal territory and the capital city of Malaysia.

Which is the smallest state in Malaysia?

Perlis
Perlis — Malaysia’s smallest state.

Is Penang East or West Malaysia?

Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula….Penang.

Penang Pulau Pinang
Federation of Malaysia	16 September 1963
Website	www.penang.gov.my

Is Kuala Lumpur a state?

Kuala Lumpur is one of the three federal territories of Malaysia, enclaved within the state of Selangor, on the central west coast of Peninsular Malaysia….

Kuala Lumpur
Establishment	1857
City status	1 February 1972
Transferred to federal jurisdiction	1 February 1974
Government