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Brunei benefits from extensive petroleum and natural gas fields, the source of one of the highest per capita GDPs in Asia.
Geography ::Brunei
Location:
Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
Geographic coordinates:
4 30 N, 114 40 E
Map references:
Southeast Asia
Area:
total: 5,765 sq km country comparison to the world: 172 land: 5,265 sq km
water: 500 sq km
Area - comparative:
slightly smaller than Delaware
Land boundaries:
total: 381 km
border countries: Malaysia 381 km
Coastline:
161 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm or to median line
Climate:
tropical; hot, humid, rainy
Terrain:
flat coastal plain rises to mountains in east; hilly lowland in west
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: Bukit Pagon 1,850 m
Natural resources:
petroleum, natural gas, timber
Land use:
arable land: 2.08%
permanent crops: 0.87%
other: 97.05% (2005)
Irrigated land:
10 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources:
8.5 cu km (1999)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
total: 0.09
per capita: 243 cu m/yr (1994)
Natural hazards:
typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are rare
Environment - current issues:
seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note:
close to vital sea lanes through South China Sea linking Indian and Pacific Oceans; two parts physically separated by Malaysia; almost an enclave within Malaysia
People ::Brunei
Population:
395,027 (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 175
Age structure:
0–14 years: 26.6% (male 53,282/female 50,141)
15–64 years: 70.1% (male 135,640/female 136,292)
65 years and over: 3.3% (male 6,199/female 6,636) (2010 est.)
Median age:
total: 28.1 years
male: 28 years
female: 28.2 years (2010 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.733% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 70
Birth rate:
18 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 110
Death rate:
3.32 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 219
Net migration rate:
2.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 31
Urbanization:
urban population: 75% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.6% annual rate of change (2005–10 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.047 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15–64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 11.87 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 141 male: 14.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.96 years country comparison to the world: 74 male: 73.72 years
female: 78.31 years (2010 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.88 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 148
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2003 est.) country comparison to the world: 140
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
fewer than 200 (2003 est.) country comparison to the world: 156
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 200 (2003 est.) country comparison to the world: 124
Nationality:
noun: Bruneian(s)
adjective: Bruneian
Ethnic groups:
Malay 66.3%, Chinese 11.2%, indigenous 3.4%, other 19.1% (2004 est.)
Religions:
Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10%
Languages:
Malay (official), English, Chinese
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.7%
male: 95.2%
female: 90.2% (2001 census)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 14 years (2008)
Education expenditures:
3.7% of GDP (2000) country comparison to the world: 121
Government ::Brunei
Country name:
conventional long form: Brunei Darussalam
conventional short form: Brunei
local long form: Negara Brunei Darussalam
local short