OFFICIAL NAME		Negara Brunei Darussalam
GEOGRAPHY		Terrain: East--flat coastal plains with beaches; west--hilly with a few mountain ridges. Climate: Equatorial; high temperatures, humidity, and rainfall.
AREA		5,765 sq km / 2,226 sq miles
COMPARATIVE		Slightly larger than Delaware
POPULATION		348,800 (2003 estimate)
CAPITAL		Bandar Seri Begawan
LITERACY		94.7% (age 15+ and can read and write)
LANGUAGE		Official: Malay Other: C hinese and English
RELIGION		Muslim - 65% Buddhist - 15% Christian - 10%
POLITICS		Malay Islamic Monarchy becoming fully independent on January 1, 1984. Under Brunei's 1959 constitution, the Sultan is the head of state with full executive authority, including emergency powers since 1962.
INCOME		Per capita income US$ 18,000 a year
CURRENCY		Brunei dollar (B$)
TIME ZONE		GMT/UTC +8
SOURCES		Statistics provided by a variety of sources, but mostly the U.S. State Department, the U.N. Statistics Division, and BBC News.

Country Profile

• BBC country profile

Portal

• Brunei Page

News: Brunei-Specific

• BruneiNews.net
• Brunei Newspapers & News Sites

News: Asia General

• Channel News Asia (all Asia)
• World News Asia (all Asia)

Travel

• Brunei Tourism Board
• Government Tourism
• Lonely Planet/Brunei
• U.S. State Department Travel/Brunei consular page
  • Background Notes

Map

• Lonely Planet/Brunei map

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