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Brunei’s country conventional long form name is Brunei Darussalam. Locally, it is called Negara Brunei Darussalam or Brunei for short.

Brunei’s national symbol is royal parasol, while its national colors are yellow, white, black. Its national anthem is “Allah Peliharakan Sultan” or God Bless His Majesty in English. Its capital is Bandar Seri Begawan, with geographic coordinates of 4 53 N, 114 56 E.

Sources: The World Factbook, UNDP, World Bank Open Data

Unemployment rate: 6.9% in 2017

Population below poverty line: –

Household income or consumption by percentage share: –

Economics

Political parties and leaders: National Development Party or NDP [YASSIN Affendi]

International organizations: ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, C, CP, EAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIFIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, and WTO

Politics

Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan: Hassanal Bolkiah

Crown Prince: Al-Muhtadee Billah

Female representation in parliament: –

Government type: Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy

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

Independence: 1 January 1984 (from the UK)

National holidays: National Day, 23 February (1984); note – 1 January 1984 was the date of independence from the UK, 23 February 1984 was the date of independence from British protection

Military expenditure: 3.54% of GDP in 2016

Military branches: Royal Brunei Armed Forces: Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei) in 2013

Government

Nationality: Bruneian

Population: 443,593 in July 2017

Ethnic groups: Malay 65.7%, Chinese 10.3%, other 24% in 2016

Religions: Muslim (official) 78.8%, Christian 8.7%, Buddhist 7.8%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 4.7% in 2011

Age structure: 0-14 years: 23.12% (male 52,862/female 49,717) 15-24 years: 17.05% (male 37,637/female 38,005) 25-54 years: 46.75% (male 99,203/female 108,198) 55-64 years: 8.23% (male 18,537/female 17,974) 65 years and over: 4.84% (male 10,440/female 11,020) in 2017

Dependency ratio: total dependency ratio: 38.4 youth dependency ratio: 32.8 elderly dependency ratio: 5.7 potential support ratio: 17.6 in 2015

Population growth rate: 1.57% in 2017

Birth rate: 17 births/1,000 population in 2017

Death rate: 3.6 deaths/1,000 population in 2017

Urban population: 77.8% of total population in 2017

Rate of urbanization: 1.52% annual rate of change in 2015-20

Demographics

Education expenditures: 3.7% of GDP in 2016

Literacy rate (age 15 and over can read and write): 96% of total population

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): 15 years total in 2015

Unemployment: 6.9% in total in 2017

Female labour force participation rate: –

Education

Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, timber

Agriculture products: rice, vegetables, fruits; chickens, water buffalo, cattle, goats, eggs

Industries: petroleum, petroleum refining, liquefied natural gas, construction, agriculture, transportation

Industrial production growth rate: 0.5% in 2017

Labor force: 203,600 in 2014

Labor force by occupation: agriculture (4.2%), industry (62.8%), and services (33%) in 2008

Exports: $5.776 billion in 2017

Commodities: mineral fuels, organic chemicals

Imports: $3.275 billion in 2017

Commodities: machinery and mechanical appliance parts, mineral fuels, motor vehicles, electric machinery

Natural Resources

World Press Freedom Index: –

Total subscriptions of fixed lines: 74,213 and the subscriptions per 100 inhabitants was 17 in July 2016

Total subscriptions of mobile cellular: 463,000 and the subscriptions per 100 inhabitants was 108 in July 2016

International country code: 673 (international service is available)

Broadcast media: state-controlled Radio Television Brunei (RTB) operates 5 channels; 3 Malaysian TV stations are available; foreign TV broadcasts are available via satellite systems; RTB operates 5 radio networks and broadcasts on multiple frequencies; British Forces Broadcast Service (BFBS) provides radio broadcasts on 2 FM stations; some radio broadcast stations from Malaysia are available via repeaters in 2017

Internet country code: .bn

Internet users: 306,000 in total that is 71.2% of population in July 2016

Culture

Flora and Fauna

Area: 5,765 sq km in total with 5,265 sq km of land and 500 sq km of water

Land boundaries: 266 km in total

Border country: Malaysia 266 km

Climate: tropical; hot, humid, rainy

Land use: 2.5% for agricultural land (0.8% arable land; 1.1% permanent crops; and 0.6% permanent pasture); 71.8% for forest; and 25.7% for other in 2011

Irrigated land: 10 sq km in 2012

Borderline

Maternal mortality ratio: 23 deaths/100,000 live births in 2015

Infant mortality rate: 9.6 deaths/1,000 live births in total in 2017

Life expectancy at birth: 77.3 years in total population in 2017

Total fertility rate: 1.78 children born/woman in 2017

Contraceptive prevalence: –

Health expenditures: 2.6% of GDP in 2014.

Physicians density: 1.75 physicians/1,000 population in 2011

Hospital bed density: 2.7 beds/1,000 population in 2010.