Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace
Motto: الدائمون المحسنون بالهدى Sentiasa membuat kebajikan dengan petunjuk Allah "Always in service with God's guidance" Anthem: Show globe Show map of Southeast Asia Location of Brunei (green)
in the ASEAN (dark grey) – [Legend ]
Capitaland largest city
Bandar Seri Begawan 4°53.417′N 114°56.533′E / 4.890283°N 114.942217°E / 4.890283; 114.942217 Official languages Malay [a] Recognised languages
English [b] Other languages
[2] [3] Official scripts Ethnic groups Religion Demonym(s) Bruneian Government Unitary Islamic absolute Hassanal Bolkiah Al-Muhtadee Billah Legislature Legislative Council c. 1368 15th–19th century 17 September 1888 1941–1945 1 January 1984 7 January 1984 • Total
5,765 km2 (2,226 sq mi) (164th ) • Water (%)
8.6 • 2020 estimate
460,345[5] 175th ) • 2016 census
417,256 • Density
72.11/km2 (186.8/sq mi) (134th ) GDP (PPP ) 2019 estimate • Total
$36.854 billion[6] 125th ) • Per capita
$85,011[6] 5th ) GDP (nominal) 2019 estimate • Total
$13.325 billion[6] 124th ) • Per capita
$30,290[6] 29th ) HDI (2019) [7] very high 47th Currency Brunei dollar (BND )Time zone UTC +8Brunei Darussalam Time )Mains electricity 240 V–50 Hz Driving side left Calling code +673 [c] ISO 3166 code BN Internet TLD .bn [8] ^ Malay is the official language.^ English is used in official documents (official documents are bilingual; Malay and English).[9] ^ East Malaysia .
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