The Federation of Malaya is a federation that was established in 1948 and covers an area of 1,364,901 km². The official language used is Malay, with English as the unifying language, and regional languages in each region. The population of the Federation of Malaya is 144.7 million, making it the second most populous country in Southeast Asia, after Indonesia with a population of 202 million. The largest religions in the Federation of Malaya are Islam (65%), Christianity (25%), Buddhism (15%), Hinduism (5%), Others (1.3%). The largest ethnic groups are Malay (60%), Indian (23%), Tagalog (22%), Chinese (20%), Dayak (10%), Bugis (7%), Others (5%), and Foreigners (2.7%). The GDP of the Federation of Malaya is USD$1.018 trillion and its GDP per capita is USD$36,570. The currency is the Malaysian Ringgit, and the exchange rate is 2.5 RM to 1$. The poverty rate in the Federation of Malaya is around 4%, which is among the lowest in Southeast Asia, similar to Thailand. The government of the Federation of Malaya is an electoral federal government, where each state in the Federation of Malaya is ruled by a monarch, except for the autonomous provinces which are provinces with a majority Muslim or ethnic Malay population such as the Batak Autonomous Province, the Dayak Autonomous Province, and the Special Economic Provinces of Singapore. The current appointed Tuanku Agong of the Federation of Malaya is Tuanku Ismail Petra who is the ruler of Johor who has been appointed since 2023 - present and will serve for 6 years, while the current Prime Minister of the Federation of Malaya is Anwar Ibrahim who has served since 2020 - present. The Federation of Malaya has a total of 300,000 soldiers in the army, 70,000 soldiers in the navy, 60,000 soldiers in the air force, and 2,000 special forces soldiers.
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