Federal Territory (Malaysia)
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| Wilayah Persekutuan ولايه ڤرسكوتوان Federal Territory |
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| State motto: Maju dan Sejahtera | |||||
| State anthem: Maju dan Sejahtera | |||||
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| Constituent | Kuala Lumpur Labuan Putrajaya |
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| Administered by | Ministry of the Federal Territories | ||||
| Minister | Zulhasnan Rafique | ||||
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| - Kuala Lumpur | 1 February 1974 | ||||
| - Labuan | 16 April 1984 | ||||
| - Putrajaya | 1 February 2001 | ||||
| - Consolidated under the Ministry | 27 March 2004 | ||||
| Total combined area | |||||
| - Total | 381.65 km² | ||||
| Total combined population | |||||
| - 2004 estimate | 1,602,388 | ||||
| - Density | 4198.6/km² | ||||
| National calling code | 03a 087b |
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| National postal code | Kuala Lumpur 50xxx to 60xxx 68xxx Labuan 87xxx Putrajaya 62xxx |
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| License plate prefix | W1 L2 PUTRAJAYA3 |
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| Website: | http://www.kwp.gov.my | ||||
| a Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya b Labuan 1 Kuala Lumpur 2 Labuan 3 Putrajaya |
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The Federal Territory (Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan) is a collective of three territories, namely Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan, governed directly by the federal government of Malaysia. Each of them has the equivalent status to the 13 states, though the territories have neither a head of state nor a state legislature. Of the three, Kuala Lumpur is the Malaysian capital, while Putrajaya is Malaysia's administrative capital.
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[edit] Administrations
All the territories fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Federal Territories, which was formed under Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's administration on March 27, 2006. The first Minister of the Federal Territories was Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad. Currently, Dato Seri Zulhasnan Rafique has been the incumbent minister since February 14, 2006.
[edit] History
The federal territories were originally part of two states - Sabah and Selangor. Both Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya were part of Selangor, while Labuan was part of Sabah. Kuala Lumpur was ceded by the state of Selangor to the federal government on February 1, 1974, while Labuan, which was part of Sabah, became the second federal territory in 1984. Putrajaya became the third federal territory on February 1, 2001.
During the 2006 Sukma Games in Kedah, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya merged into the unified contingent of Federal Territories.
[edit] Flag and anthem
- Main article: Flag of Federal Territory
The official anthem of the territories is Maju dan Sejahtera, which means "Progress and Prosperity."
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 Flag of Putrajaya |
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