| Geography |
| Area |
1,652 Square kilometers |
| Capital |
Malacca Town |
| People |
| Population |
635,791 |
| Ethnic Groups |
Malays |
60.40% |
|
Other Bumiputra |
1.10% |
|
Chinese |
28.00% |
|
Indians |
6.30% |
|
Other Ethnic Groups |
0.60% |
|
Non-Malaysians |
3.60% |
| Religions |
| Islam |
64.20% |
| Christianity |
3.90% |
| Hinduism |
5.60% |
| Buddhism |
24.10% |
| Other Traditional Chinese Religion |
0.10% |
| Other Religions |
0.20% |
| No Religion |
0.40% |
| Unknown |
0.10% |
| Literacy Rate |
| 10 years and above |
92.40% |
| 20 years and above |
13.70% |
| Poverty Rate |
| 2.70% |
| Head of State |
His Excellency Tun Datuk Seri Utama Syed Ahmad
Alhaj Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin |
| State Executive Councillors |
| Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam |
Religion, Land and Economic Planning |
| Datuk Wira Poh Ah Tiam |
Housing, Local Government and Environment |
| Datuk Ahmad Hamzah |
Industry, Commerce and Entrepreneur Development |
| Datuk Seah Kwi Tong |
Health, Human Resource and Consumer Affairs |
| Datuk Hamdin Abdollah |
Manpower and Public Facilities |
| Datuk Ramlah Abas |
Women's Affairs and Welfare |
| Datuk R. Raghavan |
Youth and Sports |
| Datuk Wira Amid Nordin |
Culture and Tourism |
| Datuk Yaakub Md. Amin |
Education, Science and Technology |
| Datuk Ab Karim Sulaiman |
Information and Multimedia |
| Md. Yunos Hussin |
Rural and Agriculture Development |
| Principal State Government Officials |
| State Secretary: |
Datuk Ahmad Rusli Joharie |
| State Legal Advisor: |
Datuk Noor Bee binti Ariffin |
| State Financial Officer: |
Abdul Khalil Abdul Hamid |
| State Police Chief: |
Dato' Christopher Wan Soo Kee |
| State Education Director: |
Baharom Kamari |
| State Health Director: |
Dr. Haji Jalal bin Halil Khalil |
| Judiciary |
| Ketua Hakim Syariah |
Dato' Ibrahim Lembut |
| Economy |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
RM 6,148 million |
| Average Annual GDP Growth Rate |
7.00% |
| Per Capita GDP |
RM 15,723 |
| Average Annual Per Capita GDP Growth Rate |
9.10% |
| Political Conditions |
| State predominant political party |
Barisan Nasional |
| State seats held by other parties |
Kota Laksamana(DAP), Bandar Hilir(DAP) |
