| Geography |
| Area |
18,987 Square kilometers |
| Capital |
Johor Bahru |
| People |
| Population |
2,740,625 |
| Ethnic Groups |
Malays |
52.60% |
|
Other Bumiputra |
1.30% |
|
Chinese |
33.40% |
|
Indians |
6.60% |
|
Other Ethnic Groups |
0.60% |
|
Non-Malaysians |
5.50% |
| Religions |
| Islam |
58.80% |
| Christianity |
2.20% |
| Hinduism |
5.90% |
| Buddhism |
28.70% |
| Other Traditional Chinese Religion |
3.20% |
| Tribal/ Folk Religion |
0.20% |
| Other Religions |
0.20% |
| No Religion |
0.40% |
| Unknown |
0.30% |
| Literacy Rate |
| 10 years and above |
93.30% |
| 20 years and above |
11.60% |
| Poverty Rate |
| 1.80% |
| Head of State |
| DYMM Sultan Mahmood Iskandar Al-Haj Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Ismail |
| State Executive Councillors |
| Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman |
|
| Ahmad Zahri Jamil |
Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, Rural and Regional Development;
Arts, Culture and Heritage |
| Datuk Halimah Sadique |
Local Government and Health |
| Samat Aripin |
Entrepreneur and Co-operative Development |
| Datuk K. S. Balakrishnan |
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs |
| Dr Robia Kosai |
Women and Family Development, and Community Development |
| Zainal Abidin Osman |
Religion, Education, Higher Learning, Human Resources, Science, Technology and Innovation |
| Freedie Loong |
Tourism and Environment |
| Tan Kok Hong |
International Trade and Industry, Energy and Communications |
| Datuk Baderi Dasuki |
Works and Housing |
| Aziz Kaprawi |
Youth and Sports |
| Principal State Government Officials |
| State Secretary: |
Dato' Ayub Mion |
| State Legal Advisor: |
Dato' Zainal Adzam Abdul Ghani |
| State Financial Officer: |
Dato' Baderi Dasuki |
| State Police Chief: |
Dato' Mohd Amir Sulaiman |
| State Education Director: |
M. Zin Sham |
| State Health Director: |
Dr. Prathapa Senan a/l P.V.C. Pillai |
| Judiciary |
| Ketua Hakim Syariah |
Dato' Jaafar Dayat |
| Economy |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
RM 23,425 million |
| Average Annual GDP Growth Rate |
7.80% |
| Per Capita GDP |
RM 13,954 |
| Average Annual Per Capita GDP Growth Rate |
9.00% |
| Political Conditions |
| State predominant political party |
Barisan Nasional |
| State seats held by other parties |
Senggarang(PAS) |
