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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Brunei
    n 1: a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of
         Great Britain in 1984 [syn: Brunei, Negara Brunei
         Darussalam]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Brunei \Brunei\ n.
   a sultanate in Northwestern Borneo.
   [WordNet 1.5]

3. CIA World Factbook 2002
Brunei

   Introduction Brunei
   -------------------
                            Background: The Sultanate of Brunei's heyday
                                        occurred between the 15th and 17th
                                        centuries, when its control extended
                                        over coastal areas of northwest
                                        Borneo and the southern Philippines.
                                        Brunei subsequently entered a period
                                        of decline brought on by internal
                                        strife over royal succession,
                                        colonial expansion of European
                                        powers, and piracy. In 1888, Brunei
                                        became a British protectorate;
                                        independence was achieved in 1984.
                                        Brunei benefits from extensive
                                        petroleum and natural gas fields,
                                        the source of one of the highest per
                                        capita GDPs in the less developed
                                        countries. The same family has now
                                        ruled Brunei for over six centuries.
  
   Geography Brunei
   ----------------
                              Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the
                                        South China Sea and Malaysia
                Geographic coordinates: 4 30 N, 114 40 E
                        Map references: Southeast Asia
                                  Area: total: 5,770 sq km
                                        water: 500 sq km
                                        land: 5,270 sq km
                    Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Delaware
                       Land boundaries: total: 381 km
                                        border countries: Malaysia 381 km
                             Coastline: 161 km
                       Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM or
                                        to median line
                                        territorial sea: 12 NM
                               Climate: tropical; hot, humid, rainy
                               Terrain: flat coastal plain rises to
                                        mountains in east; hilly lowland in
                                        west
                    Elevation extremes: lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
                                        highest point: Bukit Pagon 1,850 m
                     Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, timber
                              Land use: arable land: 0.57%
                                        permanent crops: 0.76%
                                        other: 98.67% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: 10 sq km (1998 est.)
                       Natural hazards: typhoons, earthquakes, and severe
                                        flooding are very rare
          Environment - current issues: seasonal smoke/haze resulting from
                                        forest fires in Indonesia
            Environment - international party to: Endangered Species, Law of
                            agreements: the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection,
                                        Ship Pollution
                                        signed, but not ratified: none of
                                        the selected agreements
                      Geography - note: close to vital sea lanes through
                                        South China Sea linking Indian and
                                        Pacific Oceans; two parts physically
                                        separated by Malaysia; almost an
                                        enclave of Malaysia
  
   People Brunei
   -------------
                            Population: 350,898 (July 2002 est.)
                         Age structure: 0-14 years: 30.2% (male 54,038;
                                        female 51,833)
                                        15-64 years: 67% (male 125,051;
                                        female 110,257)
                                        65 years and over: 2.8% (male 4,609;
                                        female 5,110) (2002 est.)
                Population growth rate: 2.06% (2002 est.)
                            Birth rate: 20.06 births/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                            Death rate: 3.38 deaths/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                    Net migration rate: 3.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population
                                        (2002 est.)
                             Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
                                        under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
                                        15-64 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
                                        65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/
                                        female
                                        total population: 1.1 male(s)/female
                                        (2002 est.)
                 Infant mortality rate: 13.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
                                        est.)
              Life expectancy at birth: total population: 74.06 years
                                        female: 76.56 years (2002 est.)
                                        male: 71.68 years
                  Total fertility rate: 2.4 children born/woman (2002 est.)
      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.2% (1999 est.)
     HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ less than 100 (1999 est.)
                                  AIDS:
                     HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
                           Nationality: noun: Bruneian(s)
                                        adjective: Bruneian
                         Ethnic groups: Malay 67%, Chinese 15%, indigenous
                                        6%, other 12%
                             Religions: Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%,
                                        Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs
                                        and other 10%
                             Languages: Malay (official), English, Chinese
                              Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read
                                        and write
                                        total population: 88.2%
                                        male: 92.6%
                                        female: 83.4% (1995 est.)
  
   Government Brunei
   -----------------
                          Country name: conventional long form: Negara
                                        Brunei Darussalam
                                        conventional short form: Brunei
                       Government type: constitutional sultanate
                               Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
              Administrative divisions: 4 districts (daerah-daerah, singular
                                        - daerah); Belait, Brunei and Muara,
                                        Temburong, Tutong
                          Independence: 1 January 1984 (from UK)
                      National holiday: National Day, 23 February (1984);
                                        note - 1 January 1984 was the date
                                        of independence from the UK, 23
                                        February 1984 was the date of
                                        independence from British protection
                          Constitution: 29 September 1959 (some provisions
                                        suspended under a State of Emergency
                                        since December 1962, others since
                                        independence on 1 January 1984)
                          Legal system: based on English common law; for
                                        Muslims, Islamic Shari'a law
                                        supersedes civil law in a number of
                                        areas
                              Suffrage: none
                      Executive branch: chief of state: Sultan and Prime
                                        Minister Sir HASSANAL Bolkiah (since
                                        5 October 1967); note - the monarch
                                        is both the chief of state and head
                                        of government
                                        head of government: Sultan and Prime
                                        Minister Sir HASSANAL Bolkiah (since
                                        5 October 1967); note - the monarch
                                        is both the chief of state and head
                                        of government
                                        cabinet: Council of Cabinet
                                        Ministers appointed and presided
                                        over by the monarch; deals with
                                        executive matters; note - there is
                                        also a Religious Council (members
                                        appointed by the monarch) that
                                        advises on religious matters, a
                                        Privy Council (members appointed by
                                        the monarch) that deals with
                                        constitutional matters, and the
                                        Council of Succession (members
                                        appointed by the monarch) that
                                        determines the succession to the
                                        throne if the need arises
                                        elections: none; the monarch is
                                        hereditary
                    Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Council or
                                        Majlis Masyuarat Megeri (a privy
                                        council that serves only in a
                                        consultative capacity; NA seats;
                                        members appointed by the monarch)
                                        elections: last held in March 1962
                                        note: in 1970 the Council was
                                        changed to an appointive body by
                                        decree of the monarch; 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 monarch
                                        for three-year terms)
         Political parties and leaders: Brunei Solidarity National Party or
                                        PPKB in Malay [Haji Mohd HATTA bin
                                        Haji Zainal Abidin, president]; the
                                        PPKB is the only legal political
                                        party in Brunei; it was registered
                                        in 1985, but became largely inactive
                                        after 1988, it was revived in 1995
                                        and again in 1998; it has less than
                                        200 registered party members; other
                                        parties include Brunei People's
                                        Party or PRB (banned in 1962) and
                                        Brunei National Democratic Party
                                        (registered in May 1965,
                                        deregistered by the Brunei
                                        Government in 1988)
          Political pressure groups and NA
                               leaders:
             International organization APEC, ARF, ASEAN, C, CCC, ESCAP, G-
                         participation: 77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDB, IFRCS,
                                        IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO
                                        (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OIC,
                                        OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UPU, WHO, WIPO,
                                        WMO, WTrO
   Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador PUTEH
                                        ibni Mohammad Alam
                                        FAX: [1] (202) 885-0560
                                        telephone: [1] (202) 237-1838
                                        chancery: 3520 International Court
                                        NW, Washington, DC 20008
     Diplomatic representation from the chief of mission: Ambassador Sylvia
                                    US: Gaye STANFIELD
                                        embassy: Third Floor, Teck Guan
                                        Plaza, Jalan Sultan, Bandar Seri
                                        Begawan
                                        mailing address: PSC 470 (BSB), FPO
                                        AP 96507
                                        telephone: [673] (2) 229670
                                        FAX: [673] (2) 225293
                      Flag description: yellow with two diagonal bands of
                                        white (top, almost double width) 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
  
   Economy Brunei
   --------------
                    Economy - overview: This small, wealthy economy is a
                                        mixture of foreign and domestic
                                        entrepreneurship, government
                                        regulation, welfare measures, and
                                        village tradition. Crude oil and
                                        natural gas production account for
                                        nearly half of GDP. Per capita GDP
                                        is far above most other Third World
                                        countries, and substantial income
                                        from overseas investment supplements
                                        income from domestic production. The
                                        government provides for all medical
                                        services and subsidizes rice and
                                        housing. Brunei's leaders are
                                        concerned that steadily increased
                                        integration in the world economy
                                        will undermine internal social
                                        cohesion although it became a more
                                        prominent player by serving as
                                        chairman for the 2000 APEC (Asian
                                        Pacific Economic Cooperation) forum.
                                        Plans for the future include
                                        upgrading the labor force, reducing
                                        unemployment, strengthening the
                                        banking and tourist sectors, and, in
                                        general, further widening the
                                        economic base beyond oil and gas.
                                   GDP: purchasing power parity - $6.2
                                        billion (2001 est.)
                GDP - real growth rate: 3% (2001 est.)
                      GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $18,000
                                        (2001 est.)
           GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 5%
                                        industry: 45%
                                        services: 50% (2001 est.)
         Population below poverty line: NA%
     Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: NA%
                      percentage share: highest 10%: NA%
      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1% (1999 est.)
                           Labor force: 143,400 (1999 est.); note - includes
                                        foreign workers and military
                                        personnel
                                        note: temporary residents make up
                                        41% of labor force (1991)
           Labor force - by occupation: government 48%, production of oil,
                                        natural gas, services, and
                                        construction 42%, agriculture,
                                        forestry, and fishing 10% (1999
                                        est.)
                     Unemployment rate: 10% (2001 est.)
                                Budget: revenues: $2.5 billion
                                        expenditures: $2.6 billion,
                                        including capital expenditures of
                                        $1.35 billion (1997 est.)
                            Industries: petroleum, petroleum refining,
                                        liquefied natural gas, construction
     Industrial production growth rate: 4% (1997 est.)
              Electricity - production: 2.22 billion kWh (2000)
    Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 100%
                                        hydro: 0%
                                        other: 0% (2000)
                                        nuclear: 0%
             Electricity - consumption: 2.065 billion kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2000)
                Agriculture - products: rice, vegetables, fruits, chickens,
                                        water buffalo
                               Exports: $3 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
                 Exports - commodities: crude oil, natural gas, refined
                                        products
                    Exports - partners: Japan 42%, US 17%, South Korea 14%,
                                        Thailand 3% (1999)
                               Imports: $1.4 billion (c.i.f., 2000 est.)
                 Imports - commodities: machinery and transport equipment,
                                        manufactured goods, food, chemicals
                    Imports - partners: Singapore 34%, UK 15%, Malaysia 15%,
                                        US 5% (1999)
                       Debt - external: $0
              Economic aid - recipient: $4.3 million (1995)
                              Currency: Bruneian dollar (BND)
                         Currency code: BND
                        Exchange rates: Bruneian dollars per US dollar -
                                        1.8388 (January 2002), 1.8917
                                        (2001), 1.7240 (2000), 1.6950
                                        (1999), 1.6736 (1998), 1.4848
                                        (1997); note - the Bruneian dollar
                                        is at par with the Singapore dollar
                           Fiscal year: calendar year
  
   Communications Brunei
   ---------------------
        Telephones - main lines in use: 79,000 (1996)
          Telephones - mobile cellular: 43,524 (1996)
                      Telephone system: general assessment: service
                                        throughout country is excellent;
                                        international service good to
                                        Europe, US, and East Asia
                                        domestic: every service available
                                        international: satellite earth
                                        stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian
                                        Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean); digital
                                        submarine cable links to Malaysia,
                                        Singapore, and Philippines (2001)
              Radio broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 10, shortwave 0 (1998)
                                Radios: 329,000 (1998)
         Television broadcast stations: 2 (1997)
                           Televisions: 201,900 (1998)
                 Internet country code: .bn
     Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 2 (2000)
                        Internet users: 28,000 (2001)
  
   Transportation Brunei
   ---------------------
                              Railways: total: 13 km (private line)
                                        narrow gauge: 13 km 0.610-m gauge
                                        (2001 est.)
                              Highways: total: 1,712 km
                                        paved: 1,284 km
                                        unpaved: 428 km (1996)
                             Waterways: 209 km; navigable by craft drawing
                                        less than 1.2 m
                             Pipelines: crude oil 135 km; petroleum products
                                        418 km; natural gas 920 km
                     Ports and harbors: Bandar Seri Begawan, Kuala Belait,
                                        Muara, Seria, Tutong
                       Merchant marine: total: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over)
                                        totaling 348,476 GRT/340,635 DWT
                                        ships by type: liquefied gas 7
                                        note: includes some foreign-owned
                                        ships registered here as a flag of
                                        convenience: United Kingdom 7 (2002
                                        est.)
                              Airports: 2 (2001)
         Airports - with paved runways: total: 1
                                        over 3,047 m: 1 (2001)
       Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 1
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2001)
                             Heliports: 3 (2001)
  
   Military Brunei
   ---------------
                     Military branches: Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Royal
                                        Brunei Police
      Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age (2002 est.)
      Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 108,921 (2002 est.)
   Military manpower - fit for military males age 15-49: 62,864 (2002 est.)
                               service:
           Military manpower - reaching males: 3,005 (2002 est.)
                 military age annually:
         Military expenditures - dollar $343 million (FY98)
                                figure:
     Military expenditures - percent of 5.1% (FY98)
                                   GDP:
  
   Transnational Issues Brunei
   ---------------------------
              Disputes - international: Brunei established an exclusive
                                        economic fishing zone encompassing
                                        Louisa Reef in southern Spratly
                                        Islands in 1984, but makes no public
                                        territorial claim to the offshore
                                        reefs
                         Illicit drugs: drug trafficking and illegally
                                        importing controlled substances are
                                        serious offenses in Brunei and carry
                                        a mandatory death penalty
  
                                       



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