The 2002 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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      Environment - international agreements: party to: Endangered Species, 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 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: 76.56 years (2002 est.) male: 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/AIDS: less than 100 (1999 est.)

      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: Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Council or Majlis Masyuarat Megeri (a privy council that serves only in a consultative capacity; NA seats; members last held in March 1962 note: 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 leaders: NA

      International organization participation: APEC, ARF, ASEAN, C, CCC,

       ESCAP, G-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 US: chief of mission: Ambassador

       Sylvia 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.)

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