Population: 30,073,353 (July 2014 est.)
Median age: 27.7 years
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Ethnic Groups: Malay 50.4%, Chinese 23.7%, Indigenous 11%, Indian 7.1%, Others 7.8% (2004 est.)
Religions: Muslim 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism and other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%, Other or unknown 1.5%, None 0.8% (2000 census)
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March 12-13, 2014 – The Malaysian government is criticized for its handling of the investigation into the missing flight, especially by China, which had 154 nationals on board.
March 15, 2014 – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announces that Flight 370 veered off course due to a deliberate action.
March 24, 2014 – Razak announces that based on satellite data, Flight MH370 ended in a remote area in the southern Indian Ocean. Malaysia Airlines sends text messages to relatives of passengers indicating that there are no survivors. Later, briefings are held for the families.
July 17, 2014 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashes in eastern Ukraine after being shot down by a surface-to-air missile, according to the United States. All 298 people aboard are killed.
February 10, 2015 – Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy conviction is upheld in Malaysia’s Federal Court.
