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Brunei

4.5N 114.7E · 22 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
RESUMPTION OF FULL INDEPENDENCE FROM BRITAIN · 1 JANUARY 1984
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1962 - present · The 1962 Revolt, Independence, and the Modern Sultanate
5 EVENTS
1967 · Accession of Hassanal Bolkiah 3 REFS
1 January 1984 · Full independence and Malay Islamic Monarchy 2 REFS
1929 - 1962 CE · Oil, the Japanese Occupation, and the Road to Self-Government
4 EVENTS
1929 · Oil struck at Seria 2 REFS
29 September 1959 · Constitution grants self-government 3 REFS
1600 - 1929 CE · Decline, the White Rajahs, and the British Protectorate
4 EVENTS
1841 · Cession of Sarawak to James Brooke 3 REFS
1846 · Labuan ceded to Britain 2 REFS
c. 1485 - 1600 CE · The Golden Age of the Maritime Empire
4 EVENTS
c. 1500 · Empire at its zenith 2 REFS
1521 · Magellan's expedition reaches Brunei 2 REFS
c. 1363 - 1485 CE · The Coming of Islam and the Birth of the Sultanate
2 EVENTS
c. 1363 (traditional) · Conversion to Islam and the first sultan 2 REFS
14th century · Founding of the ruling dynasty 2 REFS
c. 6th century - 14th century CE · Early Borneo: Trade, Tribute, and the Rise of Po-ni
3 EVENTS
6th century CE · Brunei trades with China as Po-ni 2 REFS
late 13th-14th century · Tributary ties to Majapahit 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
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
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Economy

GDP
$15 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$32,235’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
0.7%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
-0.3%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
123.6%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
466,000’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
75.5 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
75.0%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.7’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
96.1%’11 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
42.8’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
86.4’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
67.6’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
68.9’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
67.1’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
71.9’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
2.2%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
1.89’21 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
9.9’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
99.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
96.1%’11 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
4.4%’16 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
94.8%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
91.8%’23 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
36.4%’23 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.3%’18 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
506’22 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
96.3%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
118’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
1.1%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
5,270 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
72.1%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
2.5%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
20.2’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
0.0%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
24.3%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
10.4%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
3.6%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$559 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
8,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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