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PEOPLE

Language
Bahasa Malay (official), Chinese, English and local languages
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	0.4 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	0.4 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	0.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	0.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	0.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	0.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	0.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	0.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	0.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
0.7 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Malay 67 percent, Chinese 15 percent, indigenous 6 percent. There are also Indian and European minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Islam (67 percent), Buddhism and Christianity
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	74.4 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	74.0 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	73.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	73.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	72.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	72.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	71.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	71.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
No data available
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
93 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	29.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	30.0 percent	U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report 2006
2003	30.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	30.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	31.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	31.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

USEFUL INFORMATION

Time zone
GMT +8

Climate description
Tropical; hot, humid, rainy.

Currency
Bruneian dollar

Telephone dialling code
(+) 673

Driving (left/right)
Left

STANDARD OF LIVING

Average life expectancy

2005	76.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	76.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	76.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	76.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	76.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	75.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	74.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	74.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	74.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	74.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	74.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	73.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	79.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	79.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	79.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	78.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	78.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	78.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	8 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	8 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	8 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	8 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	6 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	6 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	6 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	9 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	9 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	9 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	9 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	6 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	6 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	6 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	41 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	37 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	30	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	34	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	33	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	33	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	31	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	32	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	<5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	4 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	3 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water
No data available percent

Population with access to improved sanitation
No data available percent

Literacy - average

2004	92.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	92.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	93.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	91.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	91.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	95.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	95.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	96.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	94.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	94.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	90.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	90.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	91.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	88.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	88.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	199 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	199 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	212 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	227 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	229 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	230 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	233 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	259 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	241 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	907 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	907 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	799 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	629 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	558 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	499 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	441 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	420 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	285 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	482 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	482 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	417 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	361 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	295 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	195 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	153 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	129 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	90 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	Not ranked
2007	Not ranked
2006	Not ranked
2000	Not ranked

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
No (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
No (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

ECONOMY & AID

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	No data available current US$
2006	26740 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	22540 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	19650 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	17590 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	17000 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	16010 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	14670 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	No data available current US$ billions
2006	11.5 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	9.5 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	7.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	6.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	5.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	5.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	6.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	5.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	0.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	0.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	2.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	3.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	2.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	2.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	0.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	10.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	18.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	15.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	6.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	0.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	-5.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	29.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
No data available

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
No data available

HEALTH

Physicians

2000-2004	101 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	101 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	99 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	85 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	No data available percent
2006	No data available percent
2005	No data available percent
2004	No data available percent
2003	No data available percent

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	59 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	59 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	48 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	53 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	64 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	73 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	70 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	102 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

CONFLICT & MIGRATION

Number of refugees originating here

2008	1	UNHCR
2007	2	UNHCR
2006	2	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	49	UNHCR
2004	1	UNHCR
2003	No data available
2002	No data available
2001	No data available
2000	No data available

Number of refugees residing here
No data available

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military
No data available percent (2004)

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	No data available percent
2002-2004	No data available percent
1998-2000	4.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	2.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	2.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	2.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	2.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	2.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003