Federal Territory (Malaysia)

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States and Territories of Malaysia
Wilayah Persekutuan
ولايه ڤرسكوتوان
Federal Territory
Flag of Federal Territory Coat of arms of Federal Territory
Flag Coat of arms
State motto: Maju dan Sejahtera
State anthem: Maju dan Sejahtera
Location of Federal Territory
Constituent Kuala Lumpur
Labuan
Putrajaya
Administered by Ministry of the Federal Territories
Minister Zulhasnan Rafique
Made into Federal Territory  
 - 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
National postal code Kuala Lumpur
50xxx to 60xxx
68xxx
Labuan
87xxx
Putrajaya
62xxx
License plate prefix W1
L2
PUTRAJAYA3
Website: http://www.kwp.gov.my
a Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya
b Labuan
1 Kuala Lumpur
2 Labuan
3 Putrajaya

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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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.

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.

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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