| Geography |
| Area |
21,005 Square kilometers |
| Capital |
Ipoh |
| People |
| Population |
2,051,236 |
| Ethnic Groups |
Malays |
51.40% |
|
Other Bumiputra |
2.30% |
|
Chinese |
31.30% |
|
Indians |
12.80% |
|
Other Ethnic Groups |
0.30% |
|
Non-Malaysians |
1.90% |
| Religions |
| Islam |
53.90% |
| Christianity |
3.10% |
| Hinduism |
11.00% |
| Buddhism |
24.00% |
| Other Traditional Chinese Religion |
5.90% |
| Tribal/ Folk Religion |
0.60% |
| Other Religions |
0.60% |
| No Religion |
0.80% |
| Unknown |
0.10% |
| Literacy Rate |
| 10 years and above |
91.80% |
| 20 years and above |
10.30% |
| Poverty Rate |
| 7.90% |
| Head of State |
DYMM Paduka Seri Sultan Azlan Shah Muhibbuddin
Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah
Ghafarullahu-Lah |
| State Executive Councillors |
| Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Tajol Rosli Ghazali |
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| Datuk Mohd Radzi Manan |
Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, Tourism |
| Datuk Dr Zambry Abd Kadir |
Education, Human Resource and Multimedia |
| Saarani Mohamad |
Rural Development |
| Siti Salmah Mat Jusak |
Women Affairs, Family and Community Development |
| Datuk Tan Chin Meng |
Health, Science and Environment |
| Datuk Ho Cheng Wang |
Infrastructure and Public Utilities |
| Datuk Mohd Zaim Abdul Hassan |
Information, Youth and Sports, Culture, Arts and Heritage |
| Datuk Ramly Zahari |
Industry and Entrepreneur Development |
| Datuk Chang Ko Youn |
Urban and Local Government |
| Datuk G. Rajoo |
Consumer Affairs and Unity |
| Principal State Government Officials |
| State Secretary: |
Dato' Dr Isahak Yeop Mohamad Shar |
| State Legal Advisor: |
Dato' Nor Bee binti Ariffin |
| State Financial Officer: |
Dato' Samsul Baharin Hassan |
| State Police Chief: |
Dato' Asari Mokhtar |
| State Education Director: |
Dato' Adnan Ibrahim |
| State Health Director: |
Dr Abdul Razak Kechik |
| Judiciary |
| Ketua Hakim Syariah |
Dato' Muhamad Asri Abdullah |
| Economy |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
RM 17,153 million |
| Average Annual GDP Growth Rate |
6.00% |
| Per Capita GDP |
RM 13,183 |
| Average Annual Per Capita GDP Growth Rate |
9.30% |
| Political Conditions |
| State predominant political party |
Barisan Nasional |
| State seats held by other parties |
Pasir Pinji(DAP), Jelapang(DAP), Menglembu(DAP),
Pantai Remis(DAP), Keranji(DAP), Sitiawan(DAP),
Pasir Bedamar(DAP) |
