1984 Edition

Agriculture

main crops — rice, pepper; must import most food

Airfields

2 total, 2 usable; 1 with permanentsurface runways; 1 with runways over 3,659 m; 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Branches

Brazilian Army, Navy of Brazil, Brazilian Air Force

chief of state is Sultan (advised by appointed Privy Council), who appoints Executive Council and Legislative Council

Royal Brunei Armed Forces, including air wing, navy, and ground forces; British Gurkha Battalion; Royal Brunei Police

Budget

(1979) revenues $883 million, expenditures $500 million, surplus $383 million; 35% defense

Capital

Bandar Seri Begawan

Civil air

3 major transport aircraft

Coastline

161 km People

354 km People

Communists

information not available

Elections

last elections— March 1965; further elections postponed indefinitely Political parties and leaders: antigovernment, exiled Brunei People's Party, A. M. N. Azahari, chairman

Electric power

147,000 kW capacity (1981); 415 million kWh produced (1981), 1,646 kWh per capita

Ethnic divisions

75% Malay, 20% Chinese, 5% other

85.3% Bulgarian, 8.5% Turk, 2.6% Gypsy, 2.5% Macedonian, 0.3% Armenian, 0.2% Russian, 0.6% other

Exports

$18.6 billion (f.o.b., 1981 est.); 95% crude oil, liquefied natural gas, and petroleum products

Fiscal year

calendar year Communications

Government leader

Sir HASSANAL Bolkiah, Sultan

Highways

1,090 km total; 370 km paved (bituminous treated), with another 52 km under construction, 720 km gravel or unimproved

Imports

$2.7 billion (c.i.f., 1981 est.); includes machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, chemicals, beverages and tobacco, mineral fuels and lubricants, rice arid other agricultural goods

Inland waterways

209 km; navigable by craft drawing less than 1.2 meters

Labor force

32,155; 33.8% trade, transport, and services; 32.8% industry, manufacturing, and construction; 30.5% agriculture; 2.9% other

3,997,615 (1983); 42.6% industry and commerce, 23.3% agriculture, 1.5% government, 32.7% other

Land boundaries

381 km Water

1,883 km Water

Language

Malay and English official, Chinese

Bulgarian; secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown

Legal system

based on Islamic law; constitution promulgated by the Sultan in 1959

Limits of territorial waters (claimed)

3 nm (12 nm fishing zone)

12 nm

Literacy

45%

95% (est.)

Major industry

crude petroleum, liquefied natural gas, construction Bulgaria

Major trade partners

exports of crude petroleum and liquefied natural gas to Japan; imports from Japan 30%, US 24%, UK 15%, Singapore 9%

Member of

ASEAN, INTERPOL, QIC; has applied for membership in UN Economy GDP; $19.8 billion (1981 est), $27,000 per capita (1981)

Military budget

estimated for fiscal year ending 31 December 1984, $3.919 billion; 9.7% of central government budget Land 5,765 km2; 75% forest; 22% industry, waste, urban, or other; 3% cultivable (of which only 10% is cultivated)

for fiscal year ending 31 December 1984, $161 million; about 12.8% of central government budget CSee reference map V) Land 110,912 km2; 41% arable; 33% forest; 15% other; 11% other agricultural

Military manpower

males 15-49, 33,609,000; 22,734,000 fit for military service; 1,432,000 reach military age (18) annually

males 15-49, 56,000; 34,000 fit for military service; about 2,500 reach military age (18) annually

Monetary conversion rate

2.1313 Brunei dollars=US$l (February 1984)

National holiday

National Day, 23 February

Nationality

noun — Bruneian(s); adjective — Bruneian

noun — Bulgarian(s); adjective — Bulgarian

Official name

State of Brunei Darussalam

Organized labor

8.4% of labor force Government

Pipelines

crude oil, 135 km; refined products, 56 km; natural gas, 56 km; crude oil and natural gas, 241 km under construction

Political subdivisions

four administrative districts

Population

218,000 (July 1984), average annual growth rate 3.9%

8,969,000 (July 1984), average annual growth rate 0.3%

Ports

1 major (Muara), 4 minor

Railroads

13 km 0.610-meter narrow gauge private line

Religion

60% Muslim (Islam official religion); 8% Christian; 32% other (Buddhist and animist)

regime promotes atheism; religious background of population is 85% Bulgarian Orthodox, 13% Muslim, 0.8% Jewish, 0.7% Roman Catholic, 0.5% Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian and other

Suffrage

universal age 21 and over; three-tiered system of indirect elections; popular vote cast for lowest level (district councilors)

Telecommunications

service throughout country is adequate for present needs; international service good to adjacent Sabah and Sarawak; radiobroadcast coverage good; 17,930 telephones (8.0 per 100 popl.); Radio Brunei broadcasts from 6 AM/FM stations and 1 TV station; 32,000 radio receivers; 1 satellite station Defense Forces

Type

became independent 1 January 1984; constitutional sultanate