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Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It is divided into two parts by the Strait of Malacca: Penang Island to the west, where the capital city George Town is located, and Seberang Perai on the mainland Malay Peninsula to the east.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penang | Calling code | +604-2, +604-6, +604-8 (George Town) +604-3, +604-5 (Seberang Perai) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Capital | George Town .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-pu… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Country | Malaysia | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Currency | Malaysian ringgit (RM/MYR) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Date format | dd-mm-yyyy | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Demonym(s) | Penangite | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Driving side | Left | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Ethnic groups (2020) | 41.3% Chinese | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Ethnic groups (2020) | 41.1% Bumiputera 40.7% Malay 0.5% indigenous groups from Sabah and Sarawak | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Ethnic groups (2020) | 40.7% Malay | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Ethnic groups (2020) | 0.5% indigenous groups from Sabah and Sarawak | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Ethnic groups (2020) | 8.9% Indian | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Ethnic groups (2020) | 0.6% Other ethnicities | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Ethnic groups (2020) | 8.1% Non-citizens | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Federation of Malaya | 31 August 1957 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Founded by the British East India Company | 11 August 1786 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Gini (2022) | 0.371 @media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-the… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Government | Parliamentary | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | HDI (2024) | 0.849 very high · 4th | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Highest elevation (Penang Hill) | 833 m (2,733 ft) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | ISO 3166 code | MY-07 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Japanese occupation | 19 December 1941 – 3 September 1945 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Largest city | Seberang Perai | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Legislature | Legislative Assembly | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Malayan Union | 1 April 1946 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Postal code | 10xxx–11xxx (George Town) 12xxx-14xxx (Seberang Perai) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Penang | Proclamation of Malaysia | 16 September 1963 | 1.00 | infobox |
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