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) 65 years and over: 5%
Population growth rate: 2.56%
Birth rate: 25.5 births/1,000 population
Death rate: 5.1 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate: 5.18 migrant/1,000 population
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male/female under 15 years: 1.04 male/female 15-64 years: 1.12 male/female 65 years and over: 1.24 male/female all ages: 1.1 male/female
Infant mortality rate: 24.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.39 years male: 69.82 years female: 73.04 years
Total fertility rate: 3.39 children born/woman
Nationality: noun: Bruneian adjective: Bruneian
Ethnic divisions: Malay 64%, Chinese 20%, other 16%
Religions: Muslim 63%, Buddhism 14%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs and other 15%
Languages: Malay , English, Chinese
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 88.2% male: 92.6% female: 83.4%
Name of country: conventional long form: Negara Brunei Darussalam conventional short form: Brunei
Data code: BX
Type of government: constitutional sultanate
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Administrative divisions: 4 districts ; Belait, Brunei and Muara, Temburong, Tutong
Independence: 1 January 1984
National holiday: National Day, 23 February
Constitution: 29 September 1959
Legal system: based on Islamic law
Suffrage: none
Executive branch: chief of state and head of government: Sultan and Prime Minister His Majesty Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji HASSANAL Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah is a traditional Islamic monarch cabinet: Council of Cabinet Ministers is composed chiefly of members of the royal family, appointed and presided over by the sultan; deals with executive matters Religious Council: is appointed by the sultan; advises on religious matters Privy Council: is appointed by the sultan; deals with constitutional matters the Council of Succession: is appointed by the sultan; determines the succession to the throne if the need arises
Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Council : elections last held in March 1962; in 1970 the Council was changed to an appointive body by decree of the sultan; an elected Legislative Council is being considered as part of constitutional reform, but elections are unlikely for several years
Judicial branch: Supreme Court, chief justice and judges are sworn in by the sultan for a three-year term
Political parties and leaders: Brunei United National Party , Anak HASANUDDIN, chairman; Brunei National Solidarity Party , leader NA; Brunei Peoples Party , leader NA
International organization participation: APEC, ASEAN, C, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDB, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO , ITU, Mekong Group, NAM, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO
Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador JAYA bin Abdul Latif chancery: Watergate, Suite 300, 3rd floor, 2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037 telephone: 342-0159 FAX: 342-0158
US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador Theresa A. TULL embassy: Third Floor, Teck Guan Plaza, Jalan Sultan, Bandar Seri Begawan mailing address: American Embassy Box B, Bandar Seri Begawan, APO AP 96440 telephone: 229670 FAX: 225293
Flag: yellow with two diagonal bands of white and black starting from the upper hoist side; the national emblem in red is superimposed at the center; the emblem includes a swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an upturned crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands
Economic overview: The economy is a mixture of foreign and domestic entrepreneurship, government regulation and welfare measures, and village tradition. It is almost totally supported by exports of crude oil and natural gas, with revenues from the petroleum sector accounting for more than 40% of GDP. Per capita GDP is among the highest in the Third World, and substantial income from overseas investment supplements domestic production. The government provides for all medical services and subsidizes food and housing.
GDP: purchasing power parity - .6 billion
GDP real growth rate: 2%
GDP per capita: ,800
GDP composition by sector: agriculture: 3% industry: 42% services: 55%
Inflation rate : 2.4%
Labor force: 119,000 ; note - includes members of the Army by occupation: government 47.5%, production of oil, natural gas, services, and construction 41.9%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 3.8% note: 33% of labor force is foreign
Unemployment rate: 4.8%
Budget: revenues: .1 billion expenditures: .1 billion, including capital expenditures of 7 million
Industries: petroleum, petroleum refining, liquefied natural gas, construction
Industrial production growth rate: 12.9%
Electricity: capacity: 380,000 kW production: 1.2 billion kWh consumption per capita: 3,971 kWh
Agriculture: rice, cassava , bananas; water buffalo, pigs
Exports: .4 billion commodities: crude oil, liquefied natural gas, petroleum products partners: Japan 50%, UK 19%, Thailand 10%, Singapore 9%
Imports: .8 billion commodities: machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, chemicals partners: Singapore 29%, UK 19%, US 13%, Malaysia 9%, Japan 5%
External debt: 0
Economic aid: $NA
Exchange rates: Bruneian dollars per US - 1.4214 , 1.4174 , 1.5274 , 1.6158 , 1.6290 , 1.7276 ; note - the Bruneian dollar is at par with the Singapore dollar
Fiscal year: calendar year
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