Capital:

Bandar Seri Begawan

Head of State & Prime Minister

Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka

Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah

Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Brunei Darussalam adalah Ketua Negara dan

Ketua Kerajaan Negara Brunei Darussalam

Geography:

north-west coast of the island of Borneo

Approximately two to three hours flying distance from most ASEAN countries

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:

Official language Malay

Second languange: English

Others:Chinese and Indian

Religion:

Islam

Ekonomic:

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

Highest human development index in the Islamic world (Human Development Report 2009)

Highest macroeconomic stability in the world (Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010)

2nd highest per capita income in ASEAN (Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010)

2nd highest quality of life in ASEAN (Human Development Report 2009)

3rd most favourable tax regime in Asia (Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010)

4th largest oil producer in ASEAN (World Trade Organization, 2008)

9th largest LNG exporter in the world (World Trade Organization, 2008)

One of the lowest inflation rates in the world – 2.7% (Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010)

One of the highest literacy rates in the world – 94.9% (Human Development Report 2009)

One of the best healthcare systems in Asia (World Health Organization)

GEOGRAPHIC

Land Size

5765 km²

Coastline

161km

Rainforests

Over 70% of total land area

Climate

Tropical, humid, rainy

DEMOGRAPHIC

Population (2010)

414,400

Language

Malay/English

Labour Force (2010)

198,800

Unemployment rate (2008)

2.7%

ECONOMIC

Currency

Brunei Dollar (pegged to Singapore Dollar)

GDP (2008)

BND$16.8 billion

Per Capita GDP (2008)

BND$40,700

GDP Composition (2010)

Oil & Gas : 62%
Government Services: 24.3%
Private: 13.7%

Inflation Rate (2010)

2.20%

OIL AND GAS

Oil Production (2010)

170,000 barrels per day

Oil Exports (2010)

155,315 barrels per day

Gas Production (2010)

1,208 MMscf per day

LNG Exports (2010)

934,860 MMbtu per day

Methanol Exports (2010)

128,489,853 tpa