Population

32,730,000 (2020)

Official language

Malaysian language called Malaysian Malay or simply just Malay

Currency

MYR RM - Malaysian Ringgit

Capital

Putrajaya

Time Zone

UTC+8 (MST)

Dialling Code

+60

Area (sq. miles)

127,724

GDP

$900.426 bn

VAT on Books

0% for books and 6% for ebooks

Fixed Book Price Systems

No

Annual Book Fairs

Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair held over 10 days in March/April
BookFest Malaysia held over 11 days in June

Translations Programmes

Kuala Lumpur Trade & Copyright Centre provide financial assistance to foreign publishers and Malaysian and foreign translators to raise the profile of Malaysian authors

Malaysia is also covered in the in-depth profile for Singapore. 

Useful Contacts

British Council

Email: info@britishcouncil.org.my
Tel: +60 3 2723 7900

Department for International Trade

Email: Trade.KualaLumpur@fco.gov.uk
Tel: +60 (3) 2170 2200

Booksellers

Kinokuniya
MPH
Popular
Times

Publishers

Karangkraf Media Group
PTS Media Group
Pelangi Publishing Group
Oyez!Books
Silverfish Books
University Book Store Malaysia (UBSM)