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Brunei


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Official Name:
Negara Brunei Darussalam (Brunei)
Area:
5.770 km 2
Population (2007):
374.577 inhabitants
Coastline:
161 km
Capital:
Bandar Seri Begawan
Maritime Ports and terminals:
Lumut, Muara, Seria
Maritime claims:
  • Territorial sea: 12 nm
  • Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm or to median line
Political divisions:
4 districts (daerah-daerah, singular - daerah); Belait, Brunei and Muara, Temburong, Tutong
Language(s):
Malay (official), English, Chinese
National holiday:
National Day, 23 February (1984)
Nationality:
Bruneian(s)
Official time:
UTC 8.
Member of:
APEC, APT, ARF, AsDB, ASEAN, C, EAS, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDB, IFRCS, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Internet country code:
.bn

Economic Profile

Currency:
Canadian Dollar
Bruneian dollar (BND)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
USD25.600 (2005 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate):
(2005 est.) USD 9.531.000.000
PIB (Real growth rate:
0,4% (2005 est.)
GDP (Composition by sector): (2005 est.)
  • Agriculture: 0,9%
  • Industry: 71,6%
  • Services: 27,5%
Labor force:
180.400 (2006 est.)
Labor force - by occupation (2003):
  • Agriculture 2,9%
  • Industry: 61,1%
  • Services 36%
Unemployment rate:
4% (2006 est.)
Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
1,1% (2005 est)
Investment (Gross Fixed):
ND
Budget:
  • Revenues: USD3.765.000.000
  • Expenditures: USD4.815.000.000
Public debt:
ND
Current account balance:
ND
Exports:
USD 6.247.000.000 FOB (2005 est.)
Exports - Commodities:
Crude oil, natural gas, refined products, clothing
Exports - Partners:
Japan 36,8%, Indonesia 19,3%, South Korea 12,7%, US 9,5%, Australia 9,3% (2005)
Imports:
USD 1.481.000.000 FOB (2005 est.)
Imports - Commodities:
Machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, chemicals
Imports - partners:
Singapore 32,7%, Malaysia 23,3%, Japan 6,9%, UK 5,3%, Thailand 4,5%, South Korea 4% (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
ND
Debt - external:
USD 0 (2005)


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