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BRUNEI
Map of BRUNEI
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Location:
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Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia |
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Geographic coordinates:
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4 30 N, 114 40 E |
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Area:
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total: 5,770 sq km
land: 5,270 sq km
water: 500 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Delaware |
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Land boundaries:
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total: 381 km
border countries: Malaysia 381 km |
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Coastline:
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161 km |
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Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm or to median line |
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Climate:
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tropical; hot, humid, rainy |
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Terrain:
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flat coastal plain rises to mountains in east; hilly lowland in west |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: Bukit Pagon 1,850 m |
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Natural resources:
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petroleum, natural gas, timber |
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Land use:
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arable land: 2.08%
permanent crops: 0.87%
other: 97.05% (2005) |
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Irrigated land:
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10 sq km (2003) |
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Total renewable water resources:
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8.5 cu km (1999) |
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Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 0.09
per capita: 243 cu m/yr (1994) |
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Natural hazards:
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typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are rare |
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Environment - current issues:
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seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia |
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Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Population:
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381,371 (July 2008 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 27.2% (male 53,400/female 50,333)
15-64 years: 69.6% (male 132,895/female 132,391)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 5,927/female 6,425) (2008 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Bruneian(s)
adjective: Bruneian |
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Ethnic groups:
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Malay 66.3%, Chinese 11.2%, indigenous 3.4%, other 19.1% (2004 est.) |
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Religions:
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Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10% |
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Languages:
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Malay (official), English, Chinese |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.7%
male: 95.2%
female: 90.2% (2001 census) |
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 14 years (2006) |
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Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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5.2% (2000) |
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Country name:
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conventional long form: Brunei Darussalam
conventional short form: Brunei
local long form: Negara Brunei Darussalam
local short form: Brunei |
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Government type:
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constitutional sultanate |
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Capital:
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name: Bandar Seri Begawan
geographic coordinates: 4 53 N, 114 56 E
time difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
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Administrative divisions:
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4 districts (daerah-daerah, singular - daerah); Belait, Brunei and Muara, Temburong, Tutong |
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Independence:
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1 January 1984 (from UK) |
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National holiday:
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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
Source: http://cia.gov
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