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Capital Brunei : |
Bandar Seri Begawan .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Brunei :
| Malaysia 381 km .
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| Climate Brunei :
| tropical; hot, humid, rainy .
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| Life expectancy Brunei :
| 74.54 years .
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| Fertility rate Brunei :
| 2.33 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Brunei :
| constitutional sultanate .
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| Population Brunei :
| 365,251 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Brunei :
| 5,770 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Brunei :
| 90,000 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Brunei :
| 137,000 (2002) .
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| International Country Code Brunei :
| 673.
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| Sex ratio total Brunei :
| 1.1 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Brunei ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Brunei ratio 15 64 :
| 1.13 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Brunei ratio 65 :
| 0.89 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Brunei :
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| HIV Brunei :
| less than 0.1% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Brunei :
| NA (1992 est.) |
| Literacy Brunei :
| 93,90% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Brunei :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Brunei :
| NA |
| Inflation Brunei :
| -2% (2002 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Brunei :
| 10% (2001 est.) |
| Internet Users Brunei :
| 35,000 (2002) |
| Location Brunei :
| Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia |
| Geographic Coordinates Brunei :
| 4 30 N, 114 40 E |
| Religion Brunei :
| Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs and other 10% |
| Administrative region Brunei :
| 4 districts (daerah-daerah, singular - daerah); Belait, Brunei and Muara, Temburong, Tutong |
| Terrain Brunei :
| flat coastal plain rises to mountains in east; hilly lowland in west |
| Elevation extremes lowest Brunei :
| South China Sea 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Brunei :
| Bukit Pagon 1,850 m |
| Natural resources Brunei :
| petroleum, natural gas, timber |
| Land use arable land Brunei :
| 0,57% |
| Land use permanentcrops Brunei :
| 0,76% |
| Irrigated land Brunei :
| 10 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Brunei :
| typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are rare |
| Environment current issues Brunei :
| seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia |
| Geography note Brunei :
| close to vital sea lanes through South China Sea linking Indian and Pacific Oceans; two parts physically separated by Malaysia; almost an enclave of Malaysia |
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