| Geography |
| Area |
35,965 Square kilometers |
| Capital |
Kuantan |
| People |
| Population |
1,288,376 |
| Ethnic Groups |
Malays |
68.80% |
|
Other Bumiputra |
4.70% |
|
Chinese |
16.90% |
|
Indians |
4.80% |
|
Other Ethnic Groups |
0.50% |
|
Non-Malaysians |
4.30% |
| Religions |
| Islam |
73.80% |
| Christianity |
1.20% |
| Hinduism |
4.40% |
| Buddhism |
13.70% |
| Other Traditional Chinese Religion |
2.50% |
| Tribal/ Folk Religion |
3.40% |
| Other Religions |
0.20% |
| No Religion |
0.80% |
| Unknown |
0.10% |
| Literacy Rate |
| 10 years and above |
92.20% |
| 20 years and above |
11.70% |
| Poverty Rate |
| 3.80% |
| Head of State |
DYMM Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah Ibni
Al-Marhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri'yatuddin Al-Mu'ddzam Shah |
| State Executive Councillors |
| Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob |
|
| Deputy Mentri Besar Datuk Tan Mohd Aminuddin Ishak |
Industrialisation; Investment; Felda Affairs |
| Datuk Sahiruddin Abdul Moin |
Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development; Pensioners; Ex-Police and Ex-Servicemen's Affairs; Non-Governmental Organisations |
| Datuk Maznah Mazlan |
Family Development and Women's Affairs; Culture, Arts and Tourism |
| Datuk Ahmad Munawar Abdul Jalil |
Islamic Propagation and Special Affairs |
| Datuk Ahmad Shukri Ismail |
Youth, Sports and Unity |
| Ho Khai Mun |
Local Government and the Environment |
| Fong Koong Fuee |
Human Resources and Consumer Affairs |
| Datuk Ishak Mohamad |
Health, Community Welfare; Orang Asli Affairs |
| Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin |
Information, Information Technology and Telecommunication |
| Mohd Soffi Abdul Razak |
Housing and Growth Centres |
| Principal State Government Officials |
| State Secretary: |
Dato' Abdul Rahim Abdul |
| State Legal Advisor: |
Abdul Rahman Sebli |
| State Financial Officer: |
Dato' Abdul Rahman Arshad |
| State Police Chief: |
Datuk Pahlawan Mohd Ramly Yusoff |
| State Education Director: |
A. Rahim Noh |
| State Health Director: |
Dr Khoo Soo Teck |
| Judiciary |
| Ketua Hakim Syariah |
Dato' Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahman |
| Economy |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
RM 8,250 million |
| Average Annual GDP Growth Rate |
5.30% |
| Per Capita GDP |
RM 10,370 |
| Average Annual Per Capita GDP Growth Rate |
7.10% |
| Political Conditions |
| State predominant political party |
Barisan Nasional |
| State seats held by other parties |
Triang (DAP) |
