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Brunei

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Background :

The Sultanate of Brunei's influence peaked between the 15th and 17th centuries when its control extended over coastal areas of northwest Borneo and the southern Philippines. Brunei subsequently entered a period of decline brought on by internal strife over royal succession, colonial expansion of European powers, and piracy. In 1888, Brunei became a British protectorate; independence was achieved in 1984. The same family has ruled Brunei for over six centuries. Brunei benefits from extensive petroleum and natural gas fields, the source of one of the highest per capita GDPs in Asia. 

Location :

Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

4 30 N, 114 40 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 114.07
North 5.05
East 115.36
South 4.00

Area :

total 5 765 square km
land 5 265 square km
water 500 square km

Land boundaries :

total 381 km
Malaysia (my) 381 km

Coastline :

161.00 km

Climate :

tropical; hot, humid, rainy 

Terrain :

flat coastal plain rises to mountains in east; hilly lowland in west 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 1 850 metres

Natural resources :

natural gas petroleum
timber

Land use :

arable land 2.08 %
permanent crops 0.87 %
other 97.05 %

Irrigated land :

10 square km

Natural hazards :

earthquakes flooding
typhoons

current issues :

seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Desertification Endangered Species
Hazardous Wastes Law of the Sea
Ozone Layer Protection Ship Pollution

Population :

388 190 

Indicators :

Growth rate 1.76 %
Birth rate 18.20 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 1.91 children born/woman
Death rate 3.29 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate 2.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 26.60 %
15-64 years 70.10 %
65 years and over 3.30 %

Median age :

total 27.80 years
male 27.70 years
female 27.80 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.00 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.93 male(s)/female
total population 1.01 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 12.27 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 75.74 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 73.52 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 78.07 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 0.10 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 200
HIV-AIDS deaths 200

Religions :

Muslim 67.00 %
Buddhist 13.00 %
Christian 10.00 %
other 10.00 %

Languages :

Malay  
English  
Chinese  

Literacy :

total population 92.70 %
male 95.20 %
female 90.20 %

Country name :

conventional long form Brunei Darussalam
conventional short form Brunei
local long form Negara Brunei Darussalam
local short form Brunei

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 BN
ISO Numeric 96
ISO3 BRN
FIPS BX
ccTLD bn
English Brunei

Administrative divisions :

4 districts (daerah-daerah, singular - daerah); Belait, Brunei-Muara, Temburong, Tutong 

Capital :

name Bandar Seri Begawan
geographic coordinates 4 53 N, 114 56 E
time difference 8.00

International organization participation :

ADB APEC
APT ARF
ASEAN C
CP EAS
G-77 IBRD
ICAO ICRM
IDB IFRCS
ILO IMF
IMO IMSO
IOC ISO (correspondent)
ITSO ITU
Interpol NAM
OIC OPCW
UN UNCTAD
UNESCO UNIFIL
UNWTO UPU
WCO WFTU
WHO WIPO
WMO WTO

Independence :

1984-01-01 

National holiday :

National Day 1984-02-23
Independence Day 1984-02-23

Executive branch :

Prime Minister Sir HASSANAL Bolkiah

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 19 440 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 14 700 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -1.90 %
PPP - per capita 50 100 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 0.70 %
industry 74.10 %
services 25.30 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 4.20 %
industry 62.80 %
services 33.00 %

Other Indicators :

Unemployment rate 3.70 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.70 %
Current account balance 7 024 000 000 $
Military expenditures 4.50 % of GDP

Budget :

revenues 6 889 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

cattle eggs
fruits goats
poultry rice
vegetables water buffalo

Industries :

construction liquefied natural gas
petroleum petroleum refining

Energy :

Electricity Production 3 069 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 2 980 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 175 200 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 15 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 152 900 bbl/day
Oil Imports 237 bbl/day
Oil Proved reserves 1 100 000 000 bbl
Natural gas Production 13 400 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Consumption 4 200 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Exports 9 200 000 000 cubic metres
Electricity Exports 390 800 000 000 cubic metres

Value :

10 670 000 000 $

Partners :

Japan (jp) 40.40 %
Indonesia (id) 21.40 %
South Korea 15.30 %
Australia (au) 10.00 %

Commodities :

crude oil garments
natural gas

Value :

2 610 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals food
machinery and transportation equipment manufactured products

Currency-name :

Bruneian dollar 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 76 600
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 376 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 2
Television broadcast stations 4
Internet Country code (ccTLD) bn
Internet Hosts 14 978
Internet Users 217 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 2
Heliports 3
Pipelines - gas 37 km
Pipelines - oil 18 km
Roadways - total 2 971 km
Roadways - paved 2 411 km
Roadways - unpaved 560 km
Waterways 209 km

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