BRUNEI  DARUSSALAM

Background  Information :

Capital : Bandar Seri Begawan.
Land area : 5,765 sq.km.
Population : 342.000 (2000).
Language : Malay.
Religion : Moslem.
Government Type : Constitutional Monarchy.
Member of : ASEAN, APEC, APT, APDC, Commonwealth, ESCAP, GP 77, GATT/WTO, ICAO, IMO, IMF, WMO, UNDP, WHO, WIPO, WTO-GBT, ASEM, EALAF.
Currency : B$ (Bruneian Dollar).
GDP : B$ 8,0 (2000) at current market prices.
Major Industries : Oil and gas, textiles, food and beverages, building materials.
Major Exports : Oil and gas, ready-made garments.
Major Imports : Transport equipment and machinery, manufactured goods, food chemicals.