| Geography |
| Area |
243 Square kilometers |
| Capital |
|
| People |
| Population |
1,379,310 |
| Ethnic Groups |
Malays |
39.80% |
|
Other Bumiputra |
0.90% |
|
Chinese |
40.60% |
|
Indians |
10.60% |
|
Other Ethnic Groups |
1.40% |
|
Non-Malaysians |
6.70% |
| Religions |
| Islam |
46.20% |
| Christianity |
5.60% |
| Hinduism |
8.40% |
| Buddhism |
34.20% |
| Other Traditional Chinese Religion |
2.70% |
| Other Religions |
0.70% |
| No Religion |
0.90% |
| Unknown |
1.40% |
| Literacy Rate |
| 10 years and above |
96.20% |
| 20 years and above |
25.00% |
| Poverty Rate |
| 0.50% |
| Head of State |
| His Excellency Tun Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Sakaran bin Dandai |
| State Executive Councillors |
| Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman |
Finance |
| Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan |
Rural Development |
| Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Chong Kah Kiat |
Tourism, Culture & Environment |
| Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Yahya Hussin |
Community Development & Consumer Affairs |
| Datuk Raymond Tan Shu Kiah |
Infrastructure Development |
| Datuk Nasir Tun Sakaran |
Minister in the Chief Minister's Department |
| Datuk Abdul Rahim Ismail |
Agriculture & Food Industry |
| Datuk Mohd Noor |
Local Government & Housing |
| Datuk Ewon Ebin |
Industrial Development |
| Datuk Masidi Manjun |
Youth & Sports |
| Dr Yee Moh Chai |
Resource Development & Information Technology |
| Principal State Government Officials |
| State Secretary: |
K. Y. Mustafa |
| State Legal Advisor: |
Datuk Stephen Foo Kiat Shin |
| State Financial Officer: |
Datuk S. Abdillah Hassan |
| State Police Chief: |
Datuk Iliyas Ibrahim |
| State Education Director: |
Dato' Kamal D.E. Quadra |
| State Health Director: |
Dr Zainul Hamzah |
| Judiciary |
| Ketua Hakim Syariah |
Aidi Mokhtar |
| Economy |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
RM 14,947 million |
| Average Annual GDP Growth Rate |
4.90% |
| Per Capita GDP |
RM 9,123 |
| Average Annual Per Capita GDP Growth Rate |
4.80% |
| Political Conditions |
| State predominant political party |
Barisan Nasional |
| State seats held by other parties |
Kuala Penyu (Independent) |
| Parliament seats held by other parties |
Sandakan (Independent) |
