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Basic Facts
Official name Negara Brunei Darussalam
Capital Bandar Seri Begawan
Area 5,765 sq km
2,226 sq mi
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People
Population 388,190 (2009 estimate)
Population growth
Population growth rate 1.76 percent (2009 estimate)
Projected population in 2025 498,756 (2009 estimate)
Projected population in 2050 638,157 (2009 estimate)
Population density 74 persons per sq km (2009 estimate)
191 persons per sq mi (2009 estimate)
Urban/rural distribution
Share urban 78 percent (2005 estimate)
Share rural 22 percent (2005 estimate)
Largest cities, with population
Bandar Seri Begawan 61,000 (2003 estimate)
Ethnic groups
Malay 64 percent
Chinese 20 percent
Other 16 percent
Languages
Malay (official), English, Chinese
Religious affiliations
Muslim (Islam is the official religion) 64 percent
Indigenous beliefs 11 percent
Buddhist 9 percent
Christian 8 percent
Other 8 percent
Health and Education
Life expectancy
Total 75.7 years (2009 estimate)
Female 78.1 years (2009 estimate)
Male 73.5 years (2009 estimate)
Infant mortality rate 12 deaths per 1,000 live births (2009 estimate)
Literacy rate
Total 94.9 percent (2007 estimate)
Female 93.1 percent (2007 estimate)
Male 96.5 percent (2007 estimate)
Economy
Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $11.6 billion (2006)
GDP per capita (U.S.$) $30,269.70 (2006)
GDP by economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 0.7 percent (2007)
Industry 71 percent (2007)
Services 28.3 percent (2007)
Monetary unit
1 Bruneian dollar (B$), consisting of 100 cents
Major trade partners for exports
Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Australia, United States
Major trade partners for imports
Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Hong Kong SAR
Sources
Basic Facts and People sections
Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org).
Health and Education section
Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org).
Economy section
Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications.
Note
Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding.
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