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| Official Name
: | Brunei Darussalam |
| Capital
: | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| National Flag and Crest : | |
| Head of State & Prime Minister : | HIS MAJESTY SULTAN HAJI HASSANAL BOLKIAH MU’IZZADDIN WADDAULAH IBNI AL-MARHUM SULTAN HAJI OMAR ‘ALI SAIFUDDIEN SA’ADUL KHAIRI WADDIEN,
SULTAN AND YANG DI-PERTUAN OF NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |
| Geography
: | North-west coast of the Island of Borneo
Approximately two to three hours flying distance from most ASEAN countries
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| Land Area : | 5.765 km2, and over 160 kilometers of coastline along the South
China Sea |
| Population (2009) : | 406,200
Ethnic : Malay, Kedayan, Belait, Tutong, Bisaya, Murut dan Dusun. Majority population : Malay (269,400) Chinese (44,600) Others (92,200) |
| Government : | 1888 - 1983 : under British colonial
Independent : 1 January 1984 Brunei Darussalam is governed by a written Constitution, signed in 1959 |
| Language and Culture : | Official language : Malay
Second languange : English
Others : Chinese and Indian
Language and Culture |
| Religion
: | Islam |
| Economic : | Exports of crude oil and natural gas with revenues from the petroleum sector
accounting for nearly over half of her Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
| Currency : | Brunei Dollar(BND) |
| Climate : | Humid tropical |
