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Facts and Figures

Manufacturing Projects Approved by State 2018

State	No.	Domestic Investment (RM)	Foreign Investment (RM)	Total Proposed Capital Investment (RM)
Terengganu	11	320.9	4,582.5	4,903.4
Pahang	15	456.5	7,571.9	8,028.4
Selangor	241	1 8,110.4	10,837.0	18,947.4
Sarawak	11	6,400.6	2,259.1	1 8,659.7
Pulau Pinang	108	2,087.6	3,693.4	5,781.0
Johor	144	6,474.6	24,040.1	30,514.7
Negeri Sembilan	40	826.4	1,604.4	2,430.8
Kedah	41	759.5	1,160.1	2,535.0
Perak	37	949.1	937.8	1,886.9
Melaka	42	2,479.3	773.1	3,252.4
W.P. Labuan	1	81.0	0.0	81.0
Sabah	13	181.4	45.9	227.3
Kelantan	6	76.7	24.6	101.2
W.P. Kuala Lumpur	10	141.4	25.6	167.1
Perlis	1	8.0	0.0	8.0
Total	721	29,353.5	58,022.1	87,375.6

Manufacturing Projects Approved by State 2017

State	No.	Domestic Investment (RM)	Foreign Investment (RM)	Total Proposed Capital Investment (RM)
Terengganu	4	37.5	35.6	73.1
Pahang	19	2,138.9	823.1	2,962.0
Selangor	202	3,427.6	2,164.9	5,592.5
Serawak	20	10,182.9	351.5	10,534.4
Pulau Pinang	120	2,271.4	8,540.5	10,811.9
Johor	146	16,825.1	5,102.7	21,927.8
Negeri Sembilan	28	382.3	724.1	1,106.5
Kedah	41	1,374.9	1,160.1	2,535.0
Perak	45	1,673.1	334.0	2,007.1
Melaka	37	2,396.9	2,257.8	4,654.7
W.P. Labuan	–	–	–	–
Sabah	14	740.2	45.0	785.2
Kelantan	1	4.2	0.0	4.2
W.P. Kuala Lumpur	7	161.9	3.6	165.5
Perlis	3	525.0	0.0	525.0
Total	687	42,141.8	21,543.0	63,684.8

Manufacturing Projects Approved by Industry in Johor 2017

Industry	Number	Employment	Domestic Investment (RM)	Foreign Investment (RM)	Total Capital Investment (RM)
Petroleum Products (Inc. Petrochemicals)	3	600	14,322,067,390	302,407,902	14,624,475,292
Non-Metallic Mineral Products	11	1,641	945,594,106	2,360,254,394	3,305,848,500
Chemical & Chemical Products	9	1,057	769,232,229	1,317,509,137	2,086,741,366
Electronics & Electrical Products	35	2,520	27,668,712	426,529,674	454,198,386
Food Manufacturing	17	1,025	278,432,064	94,153,728	372,585,792
Plastic Products	11	703	47,192,452	175,868,228	223,060,680
Fabricated Metal Products	18	907	82,928,691	132,103,966	215,032,657
Beverages & Tobacco	5	322	119,295,835	1,387,550	120,683,385
Furniture & Fixtures	7	381	48,220,062	59,000,000	107,220,062
Miscellaneous	3	174	36,537,250	57,738,431	94,275,681
Transport Equipment	4	173	56,466,022	10,335,653	66,801,675
Machinery & Equipment	10	136	21,554,108	44,597,657	66,151,765
Scientific & Measuring Equipment	2	0	0	63,991,700	63,991,700
Wood & Wood Products	5	262	22,767,520	28,550,091	51,317,611
Textiles & Textile Products	3	158	44,028,260	0	44,028,260
Rubber Products	1	74	0	26,500,000	26,500,000
Basic Metal Products	1	15	3,080,000	0	3,080,000
Paper,Printing & Publishing	1	26	0	1,780,800	1,780,800
	146	10,174	16,825,064,700	5,102,708,912	21,927,773,612

Manufacturing Projects Approved by Location in Johor 2017

Location	Number	Employment	Domestic Investment (RM)	Foreign Investment (RM)	Total Capital Investment (RM)
Pengerang	2	591	14,993,946,880	32,453,120	15,026,400,000
Johor Bahru	10	1,724	715,933,072	1,036,817,330	1,752,750,402
Tanjung Langsat Industrial Complex	4	243	29,538,998	1,357,892,676	1,387,431,674
Nusajaya	8	557	137,630	1,276,359,954	1,276,497,584
Pasir Gudang IE	9	531	150,812,691	228,634,782	379,447,473
Pontian	1	0	0	302,407,902	302,407,902
Senai	12	1,077	165,665,715	95,100,195	260,765,910
Kota Tinggi	3	81	225,040,000	11,920,000	236,960,000
Indahpura IE (Kws beralamat KP I-Park)	6	449	762,500	182,655,304	183,417,804
Ulu Tiram	16	551	101,843,818	67,063,572	168,907,390
Tanjong Agas IE	1	700	0	111,000,000	111,000,000
Senai II IE	3	420	0	89,080,144	89,080,144
Muar	9	512	75,229,061	10,389,509	85,618,570
Senai III IE	2	332	0	74,253,800	74,253,800
Masai	4	153	49,000,246	16,387,550	65,387,796
Sri Gading IE	5	238	55,293,260	3,805,290	59,098,550
Pekan Nenas	3	104	57,055,544	720,000	57,775,544
Gelang Patah	2	20	7,895,000	49,026,000	56,921,000
Kulai	4	194	36,670,245	18,957,453	55,627,698
Tebrau I IE	8	142	0	41,905,095	41,905,095
Nusa Cemerlang Ind.Park	5	367	13,065,677	27,262,724	40,328,401
Batu Pahat	3	99	28,663,137	8,433,880	37,097,017
Mersing	1	81	33,000,000	0	33,000,000
Tebrau II Ph I IE	1	197	0	29,016,855	29,016,855
Pagoh IE	2	83	19,908,240	0	19,908,240
Kulaijaya	1	56	17,330,100	0	17,330,100
Larkin IE/Dato Onn IE	1	125	16,447,114	0	16,447,114
Pasir Gudang MIEL	2	49	0	12,780,800	12,780,800
Senai I IE	1	0	0	11,224,878	11,224,878
Ledang	1	92	7,247,155	0	7,247,155
Segamat II IE	1	35	6,800,000	0	6,800,000
Other Areas	1	52	0	5,900,000	5,900,000
Parit Raja	1	52	5,091,619	0	5,091,619
Pontian IE	1	66	4,477,561	497,507	4,975,068
Tangkak	1	0	3,700,000	0	3,700,000
Benut	1	106	3,109,438	0	3,109,438
Sekudai	1	34	1,400,000	0	1,400,000
Tampoi	5	61	0	600,000	600,000
Indahpura	1	0	0	162,591	162,591
Pasir Gudang	2	0	0	0	0
Senai IV IE	1	0	0	0	0
	146	10,174	16,825,064,700	5,102,708,912	21,927,773,612

Manufacturing Projects Approved by Country in Johor 2017

Country	Number	Potential Employment	Foreign Equity (RM)	Foreign Investment (RM)
Australia	5	190	10,500,000	1,256,429,478
China	3	1,311	2,970,000	998,668,450
United States	3	119	600,002	719,730,696
Singapore	52	3,602	93,384,259	717,602,181
Korea	2	339	433,000,000	433,000,000
Netherlands	2	52	500,000	308,307,902
United Kingdom	4	227	610,500	200,858,944
France	2	43	4,186,000	124,692,676
Taiwan	9	393	8,648,600	117,019,024
Germany	3	95	5,300,000	61,787,956
Others	4	217	1,285,120	51,257,011
Switzerland	2	41	0	49,571,600
Japan	6	97	0	20,366,878
Denmark	1	0	0	14,965,700
Canada	1	55	8,386,235	9,386,235
HongKong	1	1	0	8,630,301
Cyprus	1	76	5,318,160	8,433,880
Rep of Ireland	1	60	0	2,000,000
Rep of Yemen	1	0	0	0
Total	—	—	574,688,876	5,102,708,912

Johor Economic Indicators

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and The Annual Rate of Growth (Based on Constant Price 2010) Johor State, 2011-2015

SECTOR	2011		2012		2013		2014		2015
SECTOR	RM (000,000)	%	RM (000,000)	%	RM (000,000)	%	RM (000,000)	%	RM (000,000)	%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery	13.352	16.9	13.836	16.5	14.165	16.1	14.654	15.6	14.722	14.9
Change (%)	6.8		3.6		2.4		3.4		0.5
Mining and Quarrying	237	0.3	282	0.3	323	0.4	366	0.4	405	0.4
Change (%)	4.3		18.8		14.4		13.5		10.4
Manufacturing	24.637	31.2	26.048	31.0	27.159	30.9	28.703	30.6	30.397	30.7
Change (%)	4.7		5.7		4.3		5.7		5.9
Construction	2.686	3.4	3.153	3.8	3.404	3.9	4.538	4.8	5.725	5.8
Change (%)	-0.8		17.4		8.0		33.3		26.2
Services	37.315	47.3	39.935	47.5	41.645	47.3	44.457	47.5	46.506	47.0
Change (%)	8.3		7.0		4.3		6.8		4.6
Import Duties	717	0.9	795	0.9	1.277	1.5	946	1.0	1.126	1.1
GDP Johor	78.946	100.0	84.050	100.0	87.974	100	93.665	100	98.880	100
Change (%)	6.5		6.5		4.7		6.5		5.6

Source: Department of Statistic, Malaysia

Facts on Johor

Johor
Administrative Divisions	State
Arabic Honorific	Johor Darul Ta’zim‎ جوهر دارالتّعظيم Negeri dan Jajahan Takluk Johor Darul Takzim
Other Transcription	Malay : Johor Jawi : جوهر Chinese : 柔佛 Tamil : ஜொகூர்
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Coat of Arms
Motto	Kepada Allah Berserah كڤد الله برسره (To Allah We Surrender)
Anthem	Lagu Bangsa Johor لاڬو بڠسا جوهر (Johor State Anthem)
Coordiantes	1°29′14″N 103°46′52″E
Capital	Johor Bahru
Royal Capital	Muar
Government	Sultan : DYMM Sultan Ibrahim Ismail Tunku Mahkota : DYAM Tunku Ismail ibni Sultan Ibrahim Menteri Besar : YAB Dato’ Dr. Sahruddin bin Jamal (PPBM)
Area	19,210km2 (7,420 sq mi)
Population (2015)	Total : 3,553,600 Density 174 / km2 (450 / sq mi) Demonym : Johorean / Johorian
Major Ethnic Groups	Malays, Chinese, Indian, Kadazans, Ibans
Major Languages	Bahasa Malaysia (Official Language), English, Mandarin, Tamil
Major Religions	Islam, Budhism, Christianity, Hinduism
Time	GMT +8 US Eastern Standard Time +13 hours
Climate	Tropical – warm an sunny throughout the year. Daily temperatures range from 33°C (90°F) in the afternoon to 22°C (70°F) during the night.
Currency	Ringgit Malaysia (RM) which is divided into 100 sen.
Exchange Rate	The ringgit exchange rate operates on a managed-float regime against a trade-weighted basket of currencies.

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