Outline of Brunei
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The State of Brunei, Abode of Peace, (Malay: Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: بروني دارالسلام) is a sovereign country located on the north coast of the Island of Borneo in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...

. A part from its coastline with the South China Sea
South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around...

 it is completely surrounded by the state of Sarawak
Sarawak
Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang , Sarawak is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia followed by Sabah, the second largest state located to the North- East.The administrative capital is Kuching, which...

, Malaysia, and in fact it is separated into two parts by Limbang
Limbang
Limbang is a border town and the capital of Limbang District in the Limbang Division of northern Sarawak, East Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. The division has an area of 3,978.1 square kilometers, and a population of 42,600...

, which is part of Sarawak.

Brunei, the remnant of a very powerful sultan
Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...

ate, regained its independence from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 on 1 January 1984.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Brunei:

General reference

  • Pronunciation
    International Phonetic Alphabet
    The International Phonetic Alphabet "The acronym 'IPA' strictly refers [...] to the 'International Phonetic Association'. But it is now such a common practice to use the acronym also to refer to the alphabet itself that resistance seems pedantic...

    :
  • Common English country name: Brunei
    Brunei
    Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...

     or Brunei Darussalam
  • Official English country name: The State of Brunei, Abode of Peace
  • Common endonym(s):
  • Official endonym(s):
  • Adjectival(s): Bruneian
    Bruneian
    Bruneian may refer to:* Something of, or related to Brunei* A person from Brunei, or of Bruneian descent. For information about the Bruneian people, see Demographics of Brunei and Culture of Brunei. For specific Bruneians, see List of Bruneians....

  • Demonym(s):
  • Etymology
    Etymology
    Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...

    : Name of Brunei
  • ISO country codes: BN, BRN, 096
  • ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BN
    ISO 3166-2:BN
    ISO 3166-2:BN is the entry for Brunei in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Brunei, ISO 3166-2 codes are...

  • Internet
    Internet
    The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

     country code top-level domain
    Country code top-level domain
    A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....

    : .bn
    .bn
    .bn is the Internet country code top-level domain for Brunei Darussalam. It is administered by Telekom Brunei Berhad, or simply TelBru .- Second-level domains :* .com.bn* .edu.bn...


Geography of Brunei


  • Brunei is: a country, on an island
    Island
    An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

  • Location:
    • Northern Hemisphere
      Northern Hemisphere
      The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...

       and Eastern Hemisphere
      Eastern Hemisphere
      The Eastern Hemisphere, also Eastern hemisphere or eastern hemisphere, is a geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian and west of 180° longitude. It is also used to refer to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia, vis-à-vis the Western Hemisphere, which includes...

    • Eurasia
      Eurasia
      Eurasia is a continent or supercontinent comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia ; covering about 52,990,000 km2 or about 10.6% of the Earth's surface located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres...

       (though not on the mainland
      Mainland
      Mainland is a name given to a large landmass in a region , or to the largest of a group of islands in an archipelago. Sometimes its residents are called "Mainlanders"...

      )
      • Asia
        Asia
        Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

        • Southeast Asia
          Southeast Asia
          Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...

          • Maritime Southeast Asia
            Maritime Southeast Asia
            Maritime Southeast Asia refers to the maritime region of Southeast Asia as opposed to mainland Southeast Asia and includes the modern countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei, East Timor and Singapore....

            • on the Island of Borneo
              Borneo
              Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....

    • Time zone
      Time zone
      A time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...

      : ASEAN Common Time
      ASEAN Common Time
      ASEAN Common Time is an idea by ASEAN to adopt a standard time of UTC+08 for all member countries. Some businesses with a local or regional reach have already adopted the use of the "ASEAN Common Time", and can be seen using the abbreviation '"ACT"' in their Press Releases, communications, and...

       (UTC+08:00)
    • Extreme points of Brunei
      • High: Bukit Pagon
        Bukit Pagon
        Bukit Pagon is the highest mountain in Brunei. It is situated on the border with Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Bukit Pagon is located in the Temburong District of Brunei. This district is separated from the rest of Brunei by part of the Sarawak State of Malaysia.The pitcher plant species...

         1850 m (6,070 ft)
      • Low: South China Sea
        South China Sea
        The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around...

         0 m
    • Land boundaries:  Malaysia 381 km
    • Coastline: 161 km
  • Population of Brunei: 381,371(2008) - 170th most populous country
  • Area of Brunei: 5765 square kilometres (2,225.9 sq mi) - 172nd
  • Atlas of Brunei

Environment of Brunei


  • Climate of Brunei
  • Environmental issues in Brunei
  • Ecoregions in Brunei
  • Renewable energy in Brunei
  • Geology of Brunei
  • Protected areas of Brunei
    • Biosphere reserves in Brunei
    • National parks of Brunei
  • Wildlife of Brunei

Natural geographic features of Brunei

  • Glaciers of Brunei
  • Islands of Brunei
  • Lakes of Brunei
  • Mountains of Brunei
    • Volcanoes in Brunei
  • Rivers of Brunei
    • Waterfalls of Brunei
  • Valleys of Brunei
  • World Heritage Sites in Brunei: None

Ecoregions of Brunei

Main article: Ecoregions in Brunei

Administrative divisions of Brunei

Main article: Administrative divisions of Brunei

  • Districts of Brunei
    Districts of Brunei
    Brunei is divided into four districts :The districts are subdivided into thirty-eight mukim .-See also:*ISO 3166-2:BN*...

     (daerah
    Daerah
    Daerah or Daïra |circle]]; plural dawaïr) is an Arabic language subdivision term.- Arab countries :* subdivisions of Algeria: below wilayah , see Daïra of Algeria...

    s)
    • Mukims of Brunei
      Mukims of Brunei
      ||The districts of Brunei are subdivided into 38 mukims . The mukims are listed below, by district:-Belait District:*Bukit Sawat*Kuala Balai*Kuala Belait*Labi*Liang*Melilas*Seria*Sukang-Brunei and Muara District:*Berakas A*Berakas B...

       (mukim
      Mukim
      In Brunei, a mukim is a subdivision of a daerah . The equivalent of the word 'mukim' in English would be 'sub-district'.In Malaysia, a mukim can either be a subdivision of a daerah or a subdivision of sub-district, In Singapore, a mukim is one of two varieties of survey...

      s)

Mukims of Brunei


  • Capital of Brunei: Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Cities of Brunei

Government and politics of Brunei

Main article: Government of Brunei and Politics of Brunei
Politics of Brunei
The politics of Brunei take place in a framework of an absolute monarchy, whereby the Sultan of Brunei is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government...


  • Form of government
    Form of government
    A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...

    : absolute monarchy
    Absolute monarchy
    Absolute monarchy is a monarchical form of government in which the monarch exercises ultimate governing authority as head of state and head of government, his or her power not being limited by a constitution or by the law. An absolute monarch thus wields unrestricted political power over the...

  • Capital of Brunei: Bandar Seri Begawan

  • Elections in Brunei
    • (specific elections)
  • Political parties in Brunei
  • Political scandals of Brunei
  • Taxation in Brunei

Executive branch of the government of Brunei

  • Head of state
    Head of State
    A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...

    : President of Brunei
  • Head of government
    Head of government
    Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...

    : Prime Minister of Brunei
    Prime Minister of Brunei
    The Prime Minister of Brunei is a title held by the Sultan of Brunei. As the prime minister, the Sultan presides over the cabinet.As of 2011, the post is held by Hassanal Bolkiah....

  • Cabinet of Brunei
    Cabinet of Brunei
    The Cabinet of Brunei is the chief executive body of the State of Brunei Darussalam. As of 2010, the Cabinet of the government of Brunei Darussalam consists of the following:-Non-Minister Member with Ministerial Rank:-External links:*...


Legislative branch of the government of Brunei

  • Parliament of Brunei (bicameral)
    • Upper house
      Upper house
      An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...

      : Senate of Brunei
    • Lower house
      Lower house
      A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...

      : House of Commons of Brunei

Judicial branch of the government of Brunei

  • Supreme Court of Brunei

Foreign relations of Brunei

  • Diplomatic missions in Brunei
  • Diplomatic missions of Brunei
    Diplomatic missions of Brunei
    This is a list of diplomatic missions of Brunei. The small oil-rich Commonwealth Kingdom of Brunei has a limited number of diplomatic missions, mostly being in East Asia...


International organization membership

The State of Brunei, Abode of Peace, is a member of:

  • Asian Development Bank
    Asian Development Bank
    The Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank established on 22 August 1966 to facilitate economic development of countries in Asia...

     (ADB)
  • Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
    Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
    Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim countries that seeks to promote free trade and economic cooperation throughout the Asia-Pacific region...

     (APEC)
  • Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
    Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
    -Introduction:The Asia Pacific Telecommunity was founded on the joint initiatives of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and the International Telecommunication Union ....

     (APT)
  • Association of Southeast Asian Nations
    Association of Southeast Asian Nations
    The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly abbreviated ASEAN rarely ), is a geo-political and economic organization of ten countries located in Southeast Asia, which was formed on 8 August 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Since then, membership has...

     (ASEAN)
  • Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF)
  • Commonwealth of Nations
    Commonwealth of Nations
    The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...

  • East Asia Summit
    East Asia Summit
    The East Asia Summit is a forum held annually by leaders of, initially, 16 countries in the East Asian region. Membership will expand to 18 countries including the United States and Russia at the Sixth EAS in 2011. EAS meetings are held after annual ASEAN leaders’ meetings...

     (EAS)
  • Group of 77
    Group of 77
    The Group of 77 at the United Nations is a loose coalition of developing nations, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 founding members of the organization, but the organization has...

     (G77)
  • International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
    International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
    The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...

     (IBRD)
  • International Civil Aviation Organization
    International Civil Aviation Organization
    The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...

     (ICAO)
  • International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
  • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
    International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
    The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...

     (IFRCS)
  • International Labour Organization
    International Labour Organization
    The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...

     (ILO)
  • International Maritime Organization
    International Maritime Organization
    The International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , was established in Geneva in 1948, and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959...

     (IMO)
  • International Mobile Satellite Organization
    International Mobile Satellite Organization
    The International Mobile Satellite Organization is the intergovernmental organization that oversees certain public satellite safety and security communication services provided via the Inmarsat satellites...

     (IMSO)
  • International Monetary Fund
    International Monetary Fund
    The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...

     (IMF)
  • International Olympic Committee
    International Olympic Committee
    The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

     (IOC)
  • International Organization for Standardization
    International Organization for Standardization
    The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...

     (ISO) (correspondent)

  • International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
    International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
    The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...

     (ICRM)
  • International Telecommunication Union
    International Telecommunication Union
    The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...

     (ITU)
  • International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
    International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
    The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization is an intergovernmental organisation charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat.-External links:*...

     (ITSO)
  • Islamic Development Bank
    Islamic Development Bank
    The Islamic Development Bank is a multilateral development financing institution located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It was founded by the first conference of Finance Ministers of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference , convened 23 Dhu'l Qa'dah 1393 AH.The bank officially began its activities on...

     (IDB)
  • Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
  • Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
  • Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
  • United Nations
    United Nations
    The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

     (UN)
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
    United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
    The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....

     (UNCTAD)
  • United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
  • Universal Postal Union
    Universal Postal Union
    The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...

     (UPU)
  • World Customs Organization
    World Customs Organization
    The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is recognized as the voice of the global customs community...

     (WCO)
  • World Federation of Trade Unions
    World Federation of Trade Unions
    The World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...

     (WFTU)
  • World Health Organization
    World Health Organization
    The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...

     (WHO)
  • World Intellectual Property Organization
    World Intellectual Property Organization
    The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....

     (WIPO)
  • World Meteorological Organization
    World Meteorological Organization
    The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...

     (WMO)
  • World Tourism Organization
    World Tourism Organization
    The World Tourism Organization , based in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It compiles the World Tourism rankings. The World Tourism Organization is a significant global body, concerned with the collection and collation of statistical information...

     (UNWTO)
  • World Trade Organization
    World Trade Organization
    The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...

     (WTO)


Law and order in Brunei

Main article: Law of Brunei

  • Capital punishment in Brunei
  • Constitution of Brunei
  • Crime in Brunei
  • Human rights in Brunei
    • LGBT rights in Brunei
      LGBT rights in Brunei
      Homosexuality is illegal in Brunei and can be punished with up to 10 years imprisonment or a fine of 30,000 Brunei dollars.-See also:*LGBT rights in Asia*Homosexuality laws of the world...

    • Freedom of religion in Brunei
      Freedom of religion in Brunei
      The Constitution states, "The religion of Brunei Darussalam shall be the Muslim religion according to the Shafi'i sect of that religion: Provided that all other religions may be practiced in peace and harmony by the person professing them in any part of Brunei Darussalam." However, the Government...

  • Law enforcement in Brunei

Military of Brunei

Main article: Military of Brunei

  • Command
    • Commander-in-chief
      Commander-in-Chief
      A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...

      • Ministry of Defence of Brunei
  • Forces
    • Army of Brunei
    • Navy of Brunei
    • Air Force of Brunei
    • Special forces of Brunei
  • Military history of Brunei
  • Military ranks of Brunei

History of Brunei

Main article: History of Brunei
History of Brunei
The Sultanate of Brunei ruled during the fourteenth to the sixteenth century CE. Its territory covered the northern part of Borneo and the southern Philippines. European influence gradually brought an end to this regional power. Later, there was a brief war with Spain, in which Brunei was victorious...

, Timeline of the history of Brunei, and Current events of Brunei

  • Economic history of Brunei
  • Military history of Brunei

Culture of Brunei

Main article: Culture of Brunei
Culture of Brunei
The culture of Brunei is very similar to the Malay cultures. The culture is also influenced by the demographic makeup of the country: two-thirds of the population are Malay, and the remainder consists of Chinese, Indians and indigenous Malays such as Dayaks, Dusuns and Kedazans.As a Sharia country,...


  • Architecture of Brunei
  • Cuisine of Brunei
  • Ethnic minorities in Brunei
  • Festivals in Brunei
  • Humor in Brunei
  • Languages of Brunei
    Languages of Brunei
    There are a multitude of languages spoken in Brunei. The official language of the state of Brunei is Melayu Brunei. This came into force on 29 September 1959, with the signing of Brunei 1959 Constitution....

  • Media in Brunei
  • National symbols of Brunei
    • Coat of arms of Brunei
    • Flag of Brunei
      Flag of Brunei
      The national flag of Brunei was adopted in 1959 when the country was a British protectorate, and was retained when the country gained full independence on 1 January 1984 as Brunei Darussalam . The flag has the coat of arms of Brunei in the centre, on a yellow field...

    • National anthem of Brunei
  • People of Brunei
  • Prostitution in Brunei
    Prostitution in Brunei
    Prostitution in Brunei is illegal and can incur a punishment of imprisonment for 5 years and a fine of $ 20,000.-External links:**...

  • Public holidays in Brunei
  • Records of Brunei
  • Religion in Brunei
    Religion in Brunei
    Among religions in Brunei, Islam is predominant. 67% of the population is Islamic. However, other religions also have a considerable foothold in Brunei. 13% of the population is Buddhist and another 10% is Christian. The remaining 10% subscribe to various religions, including indigenous...

    • Christianity in Brunei
      Christianity in Brunei
      Christianity is the religion of about 10% of the population of Brunei. Contact with Christians in other countries, the import of Bibles and public celebration of Christmas are banned by decree.Christians in Brunei are not allowed to proselytize....

    • Islam in Brunei
      Islam in Brunei
      Islam is Brunei's official religion, 64 percent of the population is Muslim. mostly Sunnis of Malay origin who follow the Shafi school of Islamic law. Most of the other Muslim groups are Kedayans and Chinese converts....

    • Judaism in Brunei
  • World Heritage Sites in Brunei: None

Art in Brunei

  • Art in Brunei
  • Cinema of Brunei
  • Literature of Brunei
  • Music of Brunei
    Music of Brunei
    Brunei is a southeast Asian country located on Borneo between the states of Sabah and Sarawak which are part of Malaysia. There is a wide array of native folk music, and dance. Brunei shares some Cultural perspectives and links with the countries of South East Asia such as Malaysia, Singapore,...

  • Television in Brunei
  • Theatre in Brunei

Sports in Brunei

Main article: Sports in Brunei

  • Football in Brunei
    Football in Brunei
    The sport of football in the country of Brunei is run by the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. The association administers the national football team as well as the Shell Helix B-League....

  • Brunei at the Olympics
    Brunei at the Olympics
    Brunei, as Brunei Darussalam, first participated at the Olympic Games in 1988, with a single official but no athletes. The nation sent athletes to compete in the Summer Olympic Games in 1996, 2000 and 2004. On each occasion, it was represented by a single athlete...


Economy and infrastructure of Brunei

Main article: Economy of Brunei
Economy of Brunei
Brunei is a country with a small, wealthy economy that 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...



  • Agriculture in Brunei
  • Banking in Brunei
    • National Bank of Brunei
  • Communications in Brunei
    Communications in Brunei
    -Telephones:Telephone service throughout Brunei is excellent. International service is good to Europe, US and East Asia* Main lines in use: 79,200 * Mobile phones: 339,800 * Mobile Subscribers: 177,300...

    • Internet in Brunei
  • Companies of Brunei
  • Currency of Brunei
    Currency
    In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...

    : Dollar
    Brunei dollar
    The ringgit Brunei or the Brunei dollar , has been the currency of the Sultanate of Brunei since 1967...

    • ISO 4217
      ISO 4217
      ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...

      : BND
      BND
      BND may stand for:* Bundesnachrichtendienst, German intelligence agency* Bank of North Dakota* Buy Nothing Day* Brunei dollar * BTEC National Diploma...

  • Economic history of Brunei
  • Energy in Brunei
    • Energy policy of Brunei
    • Oil industry in Brunei
  • Health care in Brunei
  • Mining in Brunei
  • Brunei Stock Exchange
  • Tourism in Brunei
  • Transport in Brunei
    Transport in Brunei
    -Railways:total:13 km narrow gauge13 km, track gauge -Roadways:total:3,650 kmpaved:2,819 kmunpaved:831 km -Ports and harbours:Bandar Seri Begawan, Kuala Belait, Muara, Seria, Tutong...

  • Water supply and sanitation in Brunei

See also

  • Index of Brunei-related articles
  • List of Brunei-related topics
  • List of international rankings
  • Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
  • Member state of the United Nations
  • Outline of Africa
    Outline of Africa
    The following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to the continent Africa:Africa – world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia.-Geography of Africa:* Atlas of Africa* List of cities in Africa...

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