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General Details |
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| President |
Sultan
and Prime Minister His Majesty Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji
HASSANAL Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah |
| Capital |
Bandar
Seri Begawan |
| Area |
5.27
thousand square kilometres |
| Land
boundaries: |
total:
381 km
border countries: Malaysia 381 km |
| Coastline: |
161 km |
| Maritime
claims |
exclusive
economic zone: 200 nm or to median line
territorial sea: 12 nm |
| Climate |
Hot,
humid and rainy |
| Natural
Resources |
Crude
oil, natural gas and timber |
| Irrigated
land |
10 sq km |
| Natural
hazards |
Typhoons,
earthquakes, and severe flooding are very rare |
| Environment-international
agreements |
party
to: Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship
Pollution
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Population |
0.3
million (Approx.) |
| Birth
rate |
24.69
births/1,000 population (approx.) |
| Death
rate |
5.21
deaths/1,000 population (approx.) |
| Net
migration rate |
4.35
migrant(s)/1,000 population (approx.) |
| Sex
ratio |
at
birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.19 male(s)/female
total population: 1.09 male(s)/female (approx.) |
| Life
expectancy at birth |
total
population: 71.84 years
male: 70.35 years
female: 73.42 years (approx.) |
| Literacy |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.2%
male: 92.6%
female: 83.4% |
| Religions |
Muslim
(official) 63%, Buddhism 14%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs and
other 15% |
| Legislative
Body |
Unicameral
Legislative Council or Majlis Masyuarat Megeri |
| Official
Language |
Malay
(official), English, Chinese |
| Currency |
1
Bruneian dollar (B$) = 100 cents |
| Legal
System |
Based
on English common law; for Muslims, Islamic Shari'a law
supersedes civil law in a number of areas |
| GDP:
Purchasing Power Parity |
purchasing
power parity-$5.4 billion (approx.) |
| GDP
- real growth rate |
-1%
(approx.) |
| GDP
- per capita |
purchasing
power parity-$17,000 (approx.)  |
| GDP
- Composition by sector |
agriculture:
5%
industry: 46%
services: 49% (approx.) |
| Economy
Overview |
The
economy of Brunei is Based on oil revenues and the
population of Brunei enjoys one of the world's highest
levels of national income per head. Petroleum and natural
gas are assets to the economy. |
| Household
income |
lowest
10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
| Inflation
rate (consumer prices) |
2%
(approx.) |
| Industries |
Petroleum,
petroleum refining, liquefied natural gas, construction |
| Industrial
production growth rate |
4%
(approx.) |
| Agriculture-
products |
rice,
cassava (tapioca), bananas; water buffalo |
| Exports |
$2.62
billion (approx.) |
| Exports-commodities |
Crude
oil, liquefied natural gas, petroleum products |
| Exports-partners |
ASEAN
31%, Japan 27%, South Korea 26%, UK, Taiwan (approx.) |
| Imports-commodities |
Machinery
and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, chemicals |
| Imports-partners |
Singapore
29%, UK 19%, US 13%, Malaysia 9%, Japan 5% (approx.) |
| Communication |
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| Telephones |
90,000
(approx.) |
| Telephone
system |
Service
throughout country is excellent; international service good
to Europe, US, and East Asia
domestic: NA
international: satellite earth stations-2 Intelsat (1 Indian
Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) |
| Radio
Broadcast stations |
AM
3, FM 10, shortwave 0 |
| Radios |
284,000 |
| Television
broadcast station |
2 |
| Televisions |
173,000 |
| Transportation |
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| Railways |
total:
13 km (private line)
narrow gauge: 13 km 0.610-m gauge |
| Highways |
total:
1,150 km
paved: 399 km
unpaved: 751 km |
| Waterways |
209
km; navigable by craft drawing less than 1.2 m |
| Pipelines |
Crude
oil 135 km; petroleum products 418 km; natural gas 920 km |
| Ports
and harbors |
Bandar
Seri Begawan, Kuala Belait, Muara, Seria, Tutong |
| Tax
Structure |
Tax
Structure |
| International
Membership |
APEC,
ASEAN, C, CCC, ESCAP, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDB, IFRCS,
IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO
(correspondent), ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UPU, WHO,
WIPO, WMO, WTrO |
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