Official name
Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace
Name in local language
Negara Brunei Darussalam (ms)
Continent
Asia
Subcontinent
Southeast Asia
Population (ranking: 181e )
425,383 inhabitants (2018)
Population growth
0.97 % / year
Area
5,765 km²
Density
73.79 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 135e )13.567 billions $USD (2018)
GDP/capita (ranking )
31,628 $USD (2018)
GDP growth
0.10 % / year (2018)
Life expectancy (ranking )
75.70 years (2018)
Birth rate
15.30 ‰ (2017)
Fertility rate
1.80 children / woman (2017)
Death rate (ranking )
4.00 ‰ (2017)
Infant mortality rate (ranking )
9.30 ‰ (2017)
Literacy rate
95.98 % (2015)
Official languages
Malay, English
Currency
Brunei dollar ($ BND)
HDI (ranking: 61e )0.845 / 1 (2018)
EPI (ranking )63.57 (2018)
Government
Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy
Head of State
Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Hassanal Bolkiah
National Day
23 February (independance of 1984)
ISO Codes BN, BRN
Demonym
Bruneian
Tourists (ranking )
259,000 people (2017)
A rich country steered with an iron hand
Brunei is a small landlocked state in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, located in the north of Borneo Island, in Southeast Asia. It shares the island with Malaysia and Indonesia . It is bordered by the South China Sea. He obtained his independence from the United Kingdom in 1984.
Bandar Seri Begawan, capitale of Brunei. Photo: Kulimpapat Tourism in Brunei Urban areas (2017)
Urban areas
Population
Bandar Seri Begawan
324,246 inhabitants
Administrative divisions
Districts
Population
Area
Belait
65,881 inhabitants
2,724 km²
Brunei-Muara
324,246 inhabitants
571 km²
Temburong
8,925 inhabitants
1,304 km²
Tutong
44,685 inhabitants
1,166 km²
See also
