Facts and Figures

Full name: Brunei 

Nationality
        noun: Bruneian(s)
        adjective: Bruneian

 

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Area
        total: 5,770 sq km
        water: 500 sq km
        land: 5,270 sq km 

Population: 372,361 (July 2005 est.)

Ethnic groups 
        Malay 67%
        Chinese 15%
        Indigenous 6%
        other 12%

Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan (60 000)

Largest Cities  
        Bangar
        Kuala Belait
        Tutong

Official Language 
        Malay (official)
        English
        Chinese

Religion
        Muslim (official) 67%
        Buddhist 13%
        Christian 10%
        indigenous beliefs and other 10%

Political system: constitutional sultanate

GDP: purchasing power parity - $6.842 billion (2003 est.) 

GDP per head: purchasing power parity - $23,600 (2003 est.) 

Annual growth: 3.2% (2003 est.)  

GDP - composition by sector
        agriculture: 5%
        industry: 45%
        services: 50% (2001 est.) 

Inflation: 0.3% (2003 est.)

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