BRUNEI BRUNEI REGION ASIA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE JANUARY 1 1984 FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION SEPTEMBER 29 1959 POPULATION 322982 1999 EST AREA 2226 SQ MI CAPITAL BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY NATURAL RESOURCES OIL NATURAL GAS TIMBER MAIN INDUSTRIES PETROLEUM PROCESSING NATURAL GAS CONSTRUCTION AGRICULTURE BANANAS RICE CASSAVA EDIBLE ROOT WATER BUFFALO PIGS CURRENCY DOLLAR GDP 5.4 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 17000 1998 EST LANGUAGES MALAY OFFICIAL ENGLISH CHINESE RELIGIONS ISLAM OFFICIAL BUDDHISM CHRISTIANITY TRADITIONAL ASIAN BELIEF SYSTEMS LITERACY RATE 88 LIFE EXPECTANCY 70 YEARS MALE 73 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 25 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 5 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
