Brunei

Official Name:	Brunei Darussalam
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Absolute Monarchy
Official Name (Local Language):	Negara Brunei Darussalam
ISO Country Codes:	BN : BRN
Internet Domain:	.bn
Government Web Site:	https://www.gov.bn/

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Capital:	Bandar Seri Begawan	Main Airports:	Brunei International Airport
Language(s):	Malay	Population:	471,103
Currency:	Brunei Dollar	ISO Currency Code:	BND
Telephone Dial In:	+673	ID Prefix:	00

Country Summaries:

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Association of Southeast Asian Nations; Commonwealth of Nations; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

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Government Website:	https://www.gov.bn/
Central Bank:	Brunei Monetary Authority
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	1.33685 Bruneian dollars (BND) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	6.9% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	NA
Inflation Rate:	-0.2% (2017 est.)

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	1.1%	rice, vegetables, fruits; chickens, water buffalo, cattle, goats, eggs
Industry:	60.4%	petroleum, petroleum refining, liquefied natural gas, construction, agriculture, transportation
Services:	38.5%

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development;

Financial Exchanges:

No Exchange

National Statistics Office:

Department of Economic Planning and Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Business Language(s):	English; Malay
Customs & Excise:	Royal Customs and Excise Department
Development Bank(s):	Asian Development Bank; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; Islamic Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Authority for Building Control and Construction Industry

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 56/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 35/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 66/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: 72/136 (2016)
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