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Brunei

Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace

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Region
Asia · South-Eastern Asia
Capital
Bandar Seri Begawan
Population
466,330 (2025)
Government
absolute monarchy or sultanate
Currencies
Brunei dollar (BND), Singapore dollar (SGD)
Official languages
Malay
Spoken languages
Malay (Bahasa Melayu) (official), English, Chinese dialects
Written scripts
Latin
Area
5,765 km²
Coastline
Coastal
UN member
Yes
Affiliations
APEC, ASEAN, IMF, OIC, WCO, WTO
Borders
Malaysia

Political stability

86 / 100

Economic stability

57 / 100

Population stability

96 / 100

0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).

Trade profile

Key exports
refined petroleum, natural gas, crude petroleum, hydrocarbons, fertilizers (2023)
Key imports
crude petroleum, gold, refined petroleum, coal, cars (2023)
Natural resources
petroleum, natural gas, timber
Primary route
Strait of Malacca corridor on Asia–Europe and intra-Asia lanes
Secondary route
Transpacific services to North America

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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.