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Travel pictures and adventure in 3 stories from Brunei can be accessed from this page. The images can be downloaded for personal use and sent as a postcard for free. Here, you can also find travel resources, links and useful information for Brunei. You can book your hotel and order free brochures about Brunei if you are planning to travel to Brunei. Click on the thumbnails to read stories and see travel pictures. You can navigate Brunei using Google Earth
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Brunei
A little country on the northern tip of Borneo, Brunei is special indeed. Extremely rich due to its oil reserves, it is more than just the fatherland of the richest man on earth. Come and enjoy some impressions.
Basic information
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Population: 380,000
Religions: Muslim, Buddhist, Christian, indigenous beliefs
Languages: Malay , English, Chinese
Climate: Very hot, humid tropical climate most of the year. Heavy rainfall in the monsoon season, November to December. Average temperature is 28°C (82ºF).
Currency: Bruneian dollar (BND)
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Exact population: 379,444 (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 93.9%; male: 96.3%; female: 91.4%
Ethnicities: Malay 67%, Chinese 15%, indigenous 6%, other 12%
Area: Total: 5,770 sq km; land: 5,270 sq km; water: 500 sq km
Land boundaries: Total: 381 km; border countries: Malaysia 381 km
Terrain: Flat coastal plain rises to mountains in east; hilly lowland in west
Extremes: Lowest point: South China Sea 0 m; highest point: Bukit Pagon 1,850 m
Imports: Singapore 32.7%, Malaysia 21.2%, UK 8.3%, Japan 7.2% (2004)
Exports: Japan 38.1%, South Korea 14%, Australia 11.2%, US 8.6%, Thailand 7.9%, Indonesia 5.9%, China 4.5% (2004)
Industries: Petroleum, petroleum refining, liquefied natural gas, construction
Source: CIA World Factbook
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