| Geography |
| Area |
1,031 Square Kilometres |
| Capital |
Georgetown |
| People |
| Population |
1,313,449 |
| Ethnic Groups |
Malays |
40.60% |
|
Other Bumiputra |
0.30% |
|
Chinese |
44.80% |
|
Indians |
10.20% |
|
Other Ethnic Groups |
0.40% |
|
Non-Malaysians |
3.70% |
| Religions |
| Islam |
44.20% |
| Christianity |
3.60% |
| Hinduism |
8.70% |
| Buddhism |
33.70% |
| Other Traditional Chinese Religion |
8.80% |
| Other Religions |
0.30% |
| No Religion |
0.40% |
| Unknown |
0.20% |
| Literacy Rate |
| 10 years and above |
93.80% |
| 20 years and above |
15.70% |
| Poverty Rate |
| 1.40% |
| Head of State |
| His Excellency Tun Dato' Seri Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas |
| State Executive Councillors |
| Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon |
International Trade and Industry, Rural and Regional Development,
Penang Development Corporation |
| Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Abdul Rashid Abdullah |
Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development |
| Datuk Dr Teng Hock Nan |
Local Government, Traffic Management, Information and Social Development |
| Datuk Koay Kar Huah |
Works, Utilities and Transport |
| Datuk Azhar Ibrahim |
Agriculture and Agro-based Industries, Rural Development and Flood Mitigation |
| Datuk Dr Toh Kin Woon |
Economic Planning, Education and Human Resources,
Science, Technology and Innovations |
| Datuk Jahara Hamid |
Youth and Sports, Women, Families and Social Developmen |
| Lau Chiek Tuan |
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs |
| Subbaiyah a/l Palaniappan |
Health and Welfare as Caring Society |
| Teng Chang Yeow |
Tourism Development and Environment |
| Syed Amerruddin Syed Ahmad |
Housing, Culture, Arts and Heritage |
| Principal State Government Officials |
| State Secretary: |
Dato' Khalid Ramli |
| State Legal Advisor: |
Dato' Hinshawati binti Shariff |
| State Financial Officer: |
Ng Kam Cheung |
| State Police Chief: |
Dato' Othman Talib |
| State Education Director: |
Dewa Abdullah |
| State Health Director: |
Dr. Azmi Shapie |
| Judiciary |
| Ketua Hakim Syariah |
Hamid Che Teh |
| Economy |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
RM 17,314 million |
| Average Annual GDP Growth Rate |
8.00% |
| Per Capita GDP |
RM 21,469 |
| Average Annual Per Capita GDP Growth Rate |
10.30% |
| Political Conditions |
| State predominant political party |
Barisan Nasional |
| State seats held by other parties |
Sungai Puyu (DAP), Permatang Pasir (PAS) |
| Parliament seats held by other parties |
Bagan (DAP), Permatang Pauh (Keadilan),
Bukit Mertajam (DAP), Tanjong (DAP) |
