| Geography |
| Area |
6,644 Square kilometers |
| Capital |
Seremban |
| People |
| Population |
859,924 |
| Ethnic Groups |
Malays |
54.50% |
|
Other Bumiputra |
1.30% |
|
Chinese |
24.60% |
|
Indians |
15.40% |
|
Other Ethnic Groups |
0.50% |
|
Non-Malaysians |
3.70% |
| Religions |
| Islam |
58.60% |
| Christianity |
2.70% |
| Hinduism |
13.90% |
| Buddhism |
20.30% |
| Other Traditional Chinese Religion |
3.00% |
| Tribal/ Folk Religion |
0.60% |
| Other Religions |
0.30% |
| No Religion |
0.50% |
| Unknown |
0.10% |
| Literacy Rate |
| 10 years and above |
93.70% |
| 20 years and above |
13.20% |
| Poverty Rate |
| 2.20% |
| Head of State |
DYMM Yang Dipertuan Besar Tuanku Ja'afar ibni
Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman |
| State Executive Councillors |
| Mentri Besar Datuk Mohamad Hasan |
Islamic Affairs; Planning; Investment and Industry; Land and Natural Resources |
| Datuk Ismail Lasim |
Works and Communications (Telecommunications and Posts) |
| Datuk Norhayati Omar |
Social, Community Development and Women Affairs |
| Datuk Mohamad Rais Zainuddin |
Education, Youth and Sports |
| Datuk Zakaria Nordin |
Culture, Information and Tourism |
| Jamlus Aziz |
Basic Amenities (Electricity and Water) |
| Datuk Razak Mansor |
Agriculture; Bumiputera Participation in Trade and Industry |
| Datuk Peter Lai Yit Fee |
Science, Environment and Human Resources |
| Datuk T. Rajagopalu |
Unity and Consumer Affairs |
| Datuk Woo Ah Lek |
Housing and Local Government |
| Yu Chok Tow |
Deputy Chairman of the Works and Communications (Telecommunications and Posts) Committee;
Deputy Chairman of the Housing and Local Government Committee |
| Principal State Government Officials |
| State Secretary: |
Dato' Hamzah Ghazalli |
| State Legal Advisor: |
Engku Norfaizah binti Engku Atek |
| State Financial Officer: |
Dato' Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid |
| State Police Chief: |
Dato' Abdul Majid Othman |
| State Education Director: |
Rohani Shariff |
| State Health Director: |
Dr Hjh Rosnah Bt Hj Ismail |
| Judiciary |
| Ketua Hakim Syariah |
Dato' Hussin Harun |
| Economy |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
RM 6,776 million |
| Average Annual GDP Growth Rate |
7.00% |
| Per Capita GDP |
RM 12,791 |
| Average Annual Per Capita GDP Growth Rate |
9.00% |
| Political Conditions |
| State predominant political party |
PAS |
| State seats held by other parties |
Bahau(DAP), Lobak(DAP) |
