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Complete details about Brunei in Asia with capital city Bandar Seri Begawan

Country NameBrunei (Brunei Darussalam)
Country CodeBRN
Capital CityBandar Seri Begawan
ContinentAsia
RegionSoutheast Asia
Independence Year1984
Population328000
Surface Area5765.0
Life Expectancy73.6 years
GNP11705.0 (old 12460.0)
Government FormMonarchy (Sultanate)

Spoken Languages

Chinese     (9.3%)
English     (3.1%)
Malay [official]     (45.5%)
Malay-English     (28.8%)

Major Cities

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei and Muara     (population 21484)

Brunei's most recent News and Stories



Publisher: Oxford Business GroupTue, 22 May 2012 07:25:49 -0700
Brunei Darussalam: Increasingly ready for ICT

Thanks to the government's incentives to take up the latest technology, along with a greater willingness among the private sector to take advantage of information and communications technology (ICT) in business, Brunei Darussalam's ICT sector is ...   read full story


Publisher: Times of OmanMon, 21 May 2012 22:15:35 -0700
Precision, two Brunei firms to set up JV

Muscat: Precision Engineering and Consultancy, an 100 per cent Omani company with interest in oil and gas sector, Petrojaya Sendirian Berhad a subsidiary of Petrokon Utama Sdu bhd, Brunei and Intamas Corporation, yesterday signed a memorandum of ...   read full story


Publisher: MarketWatch (press release)Sun, 20 May 2012 21:01:08 -0700
NTT Com & BIG to Offer Global Internet Access in Brunei Govt. Affiliate ...

TOKYO, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced on May 21 that it reached an agreement on May 19 with Brunei International Gateway (BIG), a joint venture of government and telecommunications companies ...   read full story

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Publisher: Telecompaper (subscription)Sun, 20 May 2012 23:51:43 -0700
NTT Com, BIG to offer global internet access in Brunei read full story


Publisher: The Borneo PostTue, 22 May 2012 10:25:11 -0700
Sarawak set to host Borneo Golf championship

KUCHING: A total of 164 senior golfers from Sarawak, Sabah and Brunei are set to do battle at the greens and fairways of Kelab Golf Sarawak and Sarawak Club Golf Resort this weekend, May 26-27, vying for top honours at the 5th Pan Borneo Senior Amateur ...   read full story