Statistical information Brunei 1992
Brunei in the World
Brunei - Introduction 1992
top of pageBackground: Although greatly reduced in size since its heyday of the 16th century the Sultanate of Brunei sits atop extensive petroleum and natural gas fields the source of one of the highest per capita GDPs in the less developed countries.
Brunei - Geography 1992
top of pageLocation
Geographic coordinates
Map reference
Area
Total: 5,770 km²
Land: 5,270 km²
Comparative: slightly larger than Delaware
Land boundaries: 381 km; Malysia 381 km
Coastline: 161 km
Maritime claims
Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Disputes:
may wish to purchase the Malaysian salient that divides the country; all of the Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, and
Vietnam; parts of them are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines; in 1984,
Brunei established an exclusive fishing zone that encompasses Louisa Reef, but has not publicly claimed the island
Vietnam; parts of them are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines; in 1984,
Brunei established an exclusive fishing zone that encompasses Louisa Reef, but has not publicly claimed the island
Climate: tropical; hot, humid, rainy
Terrain: flat coastal plain rises to mountains in east; hilly lowland in west
Elevation
Natural resources: crude oil, natural gas, timber
Land use
Land use: arable land: 1%; permanent crops: 1%; meadows and pastures 1%; forest and woodland 79%; other 18%; includes irrigated NEGL%
Irrigated land
Major rivers
Major watersheds area km²
Total water withdrawal
Total renewable water resources
Natural hazards
Geography
Brunei - People 1992
top of pagePopulation: 269,319 (July 1992), growth rate 2.9% (1992)
Nationality: noun - Bruneian(s; adjective - Bruneian
Ethnic groups: Malay 64%, Chinese 20%, other 16%
Languages: Malay (official), English, and Chinese
Religions: Muslim (official) 63%, Buddhism 14%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs and other 15% (1981)
Demographic profile
Age structure
Age structure
Dependency ratios
Median age
Population growth rate
Birth rate: 27 births/1000 population (1992)
Death rate: 5 deaths/1000 population (1992)
Net migration rate: 7 migrants/1000 population (1992)
Population distribution
Urbanization
Major urban areas
Environment
Current issues: typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are rare
Current issues 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
Air pollutants
Sex ratio
Mothers mean age at first birth
Maternal mortality ratio
Infant mortality rate: 26 deaths/1000 live births (1992)
Life expectancy at birth: 69 years male, 73 years female (1992)
Total fertility rate: 3.5 children born/woman (1992)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
Drinking water source
Current health expenditure
Physicians density
Hospital bed density
Sanitation facility access
Hiv/Aids
Major infectious diseases
Obesity adult prevalence rate
Alcohol consumption
Tobacco use
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
Education expenditures
Literacy: 77% (male 85%, female 69%) age 15 and over can read and write (1981)
School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
Youth unemployment
Brunei - Government 1992
top of pageCountry name
Conventional long form: Negara Brunei Darussalam
Government type: constitutional sultanate
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Administrative divisions: 4 districts (daerah-daerah, singular - daerah; Belait, Brunei and Muara, Temburong, Tutong
Dependent areas
Independence: 1 January 1984 (from UK)
National holiday: 23 February (1984)
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 Islamic law
International law organization participation
Citizenship
Suffrage: none
Legislative Council: last held in March 1962; in 1970 the Council was changed to an appointive body by decree of the sultan and no elections are planned
Executive branch: sultan, prime minister, Council of Cabinet Ministers
Legislative branch:
unicameral Legislative Council (Majlis Masyuarat
Megeri)
Megeri)
Judicial branch: Supreme Court
Political parties and leaders
International organization participation:
APEC, ASEAN, C, ESCAP, G-77, ICAO, IDB, IMO, INTERPOL, IOC,
ISO (correspondent), ITU, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UPU, WHO, WMO
ISO (correspondent), ITU, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UPU, WHO, WMO
Diplomatic representation:
Ambassador Mohamed KASSIM bin Haji Mohamed
Daud; Chancery at 2,600 Virginia Avenue NW, Suite 3,000, Washington, DC 20,037; telephone (202) 342-0159
Daud; Chancery at 2,600 Virginia Avenue NW, Suite 3,000, Washington, DC 20,037; telephone (202) 342-0159
US:
Ambassador (vacant); Embassy at Third Floor, Teck Guan Plaza, Jalan
Sultan, American Embassy Box B, APO AP 96,440; telephone 673 (2) 229-670;
FAX 673 (2) 225-293
Sultan, American Embassy Box B, APO AP 96,440; telephone 673 (2) 229-670;
FAX 673 (2) 225-293
Diplomatic representation
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 handsNational symbols
National anthem
National heritage
Brunei - Economy 1992
top of pageEconomy 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 50% of GDP. Per capita GDP of $8,800 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.
World, and substantial income from overseas investment supplements domestic production. The government provides for all medical services and subsidizes food and housing.
GDP: exchange rate conversion - $3.5 billion, per capita $8,800; real growth rate 1% (1990 est.)
Real gdp purchasing power parity
Real gdp growth rate
Real gdp per capita
Gross national saving
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end use
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture products: imports about 80% of its food needs; principal crops and livestock include rice, cassava, bananas, buffaloes, and pigs
Industries: petroleum, petroleum refining, liquefied natural gas, construction
Industrial production growth rate:
growth rate 12.9% (1987); accounts for 52.4% of
GDP
GDP
Labor force: 89,000 (includes members of the Army); 33% of labor force is foreign (1988); government 47.5%; production of oil, natural gas, services, and construction 41.9%; agriculture, forestry, and fishing 3.8% (1986)
Organized labor: 2% of labor force
Labor force
Unemployment rate: 3.7%, shortage of skilled labor (1989)
Youth unemployment
Population below poverty line
Gini index
Household income or consumption by percentage share
Distribution of family income gini index
Budget: revenues $1.3 billion; expenditures $1.5 billion, including capital expenditures of $255 million (1989 est.)
Taxes and other revenues
Public debt
Revenue
Fiscal year: calendar year
Inflation rate consumer prices
Central bank discount rate
Commercial bank prime lending rate
Stock of narrow money
Stock of broad money
Stock of domestic credit
Market value of publicly traded shares
Current account balance
Exports: $2.2 billion (f.o.b., 1990 est.)
Commodoties: crude oil, liquefied natural gas, petroleum products
Partners: Japan 53%, UK 12%, South Korea 9%, Thailand 7%, Singapore 5% (1990)
Imports: $1.7 billion (c.i.f., 1990 est.)
Commodoties: machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, chemicals
Partners: Singapore 35%, UK 26%, Switzerland 9%, US 9%, Japan 5% (1990)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Debt external
Stock of direct foreign investment at home
Stock of direct foreign investment abroad
Exchange rates: Bruneian dollars (B$) per US$1 - 1.7454 (January 1991), 1.8125 (1990), 1.9503 (1989), 2.0124 (1988), 2.1060 (1987), 2.1774 (1986; note - the Bruneian dollar is at par with the Singapore dollar
Brunei - Energy 1992
top of pageElectricity
Production: 310,000 kW capacity; 890 million kWh produced, 2,400 kWh per capita (1990)
Coal
Petroleum
Crude oil
Refined petroleum
Natural gas
Carbon dioxide emissions
Energy consumption per capita
Brunei - Communication 1992
top of pageTelephones
Telephone system
Broadcast media
Internet
Broadband fixed subscriptions
Brunei - Military 1992
top of pageMilitary expenditures
Percent of gdp:
exchange rate conversion - $233.1 million, 7.1% of
GDP (1988)
GDP (1988)
Military and security forces
Military service age and obligation
Space program
Terrorist groups
Brunei - Transportation 1992
top of pageNational air transport system
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
Airports: 2 total, 2 usable; 1 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runway over 3,659 m; 1 with runway 1,406 m
Heliports
Pipelines: crude oil 135 km; petroleum products 418 km; natural gas 920 km
Railways
Roadways
Waterways: 209 km; navigable by craft drawing less than 1.2 meters
Merchant marine: 7 liquefied gas carriers (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 348,476 GRT/340,635 DWT
Civil air: 4 major transport aircraft (3 Boeing 757-200, 1 Boeing 737-200)
Ports and terminals
Brunei - Transnational issues 1992
top of pageDisputes international
Refugees and internally displaced persons
Illicit drugs