PROFILE OF BRUNEI
Official Name: Negara Brunei Darussalam
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Population: 401,890 (July 2011 est.)
Population Growth Rate: 1.712% (2011 est.)
Current Local Time: 15 hrs ahead of PST in summer and 16 hrs ahead of PST in winter (there is no daylight saving in Brunei). Click
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Languages: Malay (official), English, Chinese
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Currency: Bruneian dollar (BND) Click
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Major exports: crude oil, natural gas, garments
Total exports: $10.67 billion (2008 est.)
Major imports: machinery and transport equipment, manufactured
goods, food, chemicals
Total imports: $2.61 billion (2008 est.)
Leading markets: Japan 45.6%, South Korea 12%, Australia 11.9%, Indonesia 7.4%, China 7.1%, India 5.8%, NZ 5.1% (2010)
Leading suppliers: Singapore 33.5%, Malaysia 19.9%, China 13%, UK 6.9%, Japan 5.3%, Thailand 4.6%, US 4.4% (2010)
Gross Domestic Product: $20.38 billion (purchasing power parity, 2010 est.)
GDP Real Growth: 4.1% (2010 est.)
Source: CIA World Factbook
USEFUL LINKS
Brunei Darussalam World Bank Data: GNI per capita,education, infrastructure, external debt, labor & social protection, literacy rate, CO2 emissions, mortality rate, etc.
CIA
World Factbook: Basic information, covering geography, population,
government, economy, etc...
U.S. Department
of State - Background Note: Brunei
World Health Organization
information on Brunei: Health information on Brunei from W.H.O.
Nationmaster.com:
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Lonely Planet: Information for traveling in
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BruneiResources: Focusing on the information abot the steps and processes for doing investment in Brunei.
Travel.State.Gov: Brunei's specific information.
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