Question: what kind of government is practiced by malaysia
Answer: a federation of 13 states

categorised as a representative democracy

title: Government of Malaysia
text: Government of Malaysia Government of Malaysia officially the Federal Government of Malaysia () based in the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and the federal executive based in Putrajaya. Malaysia is a federation of 13 states operating within a constitutional monarchy under the Westminster parliamentary system and is categorised as a representative democracy. The federal government of Malaysia adheres to and is created by the Federal Constitution of Malaysia, the supreme law of the land. The federal government adopts the principle of separation of powers under Article 127 of the Federal Constitution, and has three branches: executive, legislature and judiciary. The