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Official Name
: | Brunei Darussalam |
Capital
: | Bandar Seri Begawan |
National Flag and Crest : | |
Head of State & Prime Minister : | HIS MAJESTY SULTAN HAJI HASSANAL BOLKIAH MU’IZZADDIN WADDAULAH IBNI AL-MARHUM SULTAN HAJI OMAR ‘ALI SAIFUDDIEN SA’ADUL KHAIRI WADDIEN, SULTAN AND YANG DI-PERTUAN OF NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |
Geography
: | North-west coast of the Island of Borneo
Approximately two to three hours flying distance from most ASEAN countries
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Land Area : | 5.765 km2, and over 160 kilometers of coastline along the South
China Sea |
Population (2009) : | 406,200 Ethnic : Malay, Kedayan, Belait, Tutong, Bisaya, Murut dan Dusun. Majority population : Malay (269,400) Chinese (44,600) Others (92,200) |
Government : | 1888 - 1983 : under British colonial Independent : 1 January 1984 Brunei Darussalam is governed by a written Constitution, signed in 1959 |
Language and Culture : | Official language : Malay
Second languange : English Others : Chinese and Indian
Language and Culture |
Religion
: | Islam |
Economic : | Exports of crude oil and natural gas with revenues from the petroleum sector
accounting for nearly over half of her Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
Currency : | Brunei Dollar(BND) |
Climate : | Humid tropical |