Brunei

Country name	Brunei Darussalam
Capital	Bandar Seri Begawan
Population	408,786 (July 2012 est.)
Sex ratio	1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Nationality	Bruneian
Religions	Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10%
Languages	Malay (official), English, Chinese
Literacy	Age 15 and over can read and write Total population: 92.7% Male: 95.2% Female: 90.2% (2001 census)
Independence	1 January 1984 (from the 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
Location	Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
Geographic coordinates	4 30 N, 114 40 E
Map references	Southeast Asia
Area	total: 5,765 sq km land: 5,265 sq km water: 500 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly smaller than Delaware
Land boundaries	total: 381 km border countries: Malaysia 381 km
Coastline	161 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm or to median line
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
Exports - commodities	Crude oil, natural gas, garments
Imports - commodities	Machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, chemicals
Land use	arable land: 2.08% permanent crops: 0.87% other: 97.05% (2005)
Irrigated land	10 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources	8.5 cu km (1999)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)	total: 0.09 per capita: 243 cu m/yr (1994)
Natural hazards	typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are rare
Environment - current issues	seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of 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 within Malaysia