^ a.
Kuala Lumpur is the capital city and is home to the legislative branch of the Federal government.
Putrajaya is the primary seat of the federal government where the executive and judicial branches are located.
^ b. The current terminology as per government policy is Bahasa Malaysia (literally Malaysian language)[10] but legislation continues to refer to the official language as Bahasa Melayu (literally Malay language).
^ c. English may continue to be used for some official purposes under the National Language Act 1967.
^ d. Singapore became an independent country on 9 August 1965.
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