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Region: Asia

Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan

Population: 464,478

Area Total: 5,770

Area Land: 5,270

Climate: Tropical; hot, humid, rainy.
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Bandar Seri Bagawat 64,409 2020
Kuala Belait 31,178 2020
Seria 30,097 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Asia
Population: 464,478
Area Total: 5,770km2
Area Land: 5,270km2
Coast Line: 161km
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Climate: Tropical; hot, humid, rainy.
Languages: Malay (official)
English
Chinese
Currency: 1 Bruneian dollar (B$) = 100 cents
Holiday: National Day is 23 February (1984), Armed Forces Day is 1 June


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 80.00°F
July: °C / 81.00°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 111.8"


Boundaries
Malaysia 381 km


Ethnic Divisions
Malay 62.00%
Other 17.00%
Chinese 15.00%
Indigenous 6.00%


Religions
Muslim (official) 67.00%
Buddhism 13.00%
Christian 10.00%
Indigenous beliefs and other 10.00%

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