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Brunei
Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace
Quick facts
- Capital
- Bandar Seri Begawan
- Population
- 444,000
- Area
- 5,765 km²
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia
- Languages
- Malay
- Currency
- Brunei dollar ($)
- Demonym
- Bruneian
- UN member
- Yes
How Brunei compares
Economy size$15 B
138th of 178 worldwide · 9th of 10 in South-Eastern Asia
Income per person$33,153
35th of 178 worldwide · 1st of 10 in South-Eastern Asia
Life expectancy75.5 yrs
78th of 179 worldwide · 3rd of 10 in South-Eastern Asia
Internet access96.3%
17th of 179 worldwide · 2nd of 10 in South-Eastern Asia
Military spending$559 M
100th of 163 worldwide · 8th of 10 in South-Eastern Asia
Highlights
GDP
$15 B
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$33,153
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
75.5 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
R&D spending
0.3%
Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.
Researchers (per million)
506
Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.
Resource rents
24.3%
World Bank2021
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
From a maritime empire that once ruled all of Borneo to an oil-rich sultanate, the abode of peace under the world's longest-reigning monarch.
Pilot a cinematic, sourced journey through its eras — moment by moment.