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Geography
1Area (km²)5,765581,730
ContinentAsiaAfrica
Land area (km²)5,265566,730
Water area (km²)50015,000
Land boundaries (km)2664347.15
Border countries
  • Malaysia
  • Namibia
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
Coastline (km)1610
Mean elevation (m)4781,013
Lowest point (m)0513
Highest point (m)1,8501,489
People
Population464,4782,317,233
Official languages
  • Malay (Bahasa Melayu)
  • English
ReligionMuslimChristian
Government
Long country nameBrunei DarussalamRepublic of Botswana
Short country nameBruneiBotswana
Long local nameNegara Brunei DarussalamRepublic of Botswana
Short local nameBruneiBotswana
Former name-
  • Bechuanaland
Government typeAbsolute monarchy or sultanateParliamentary republic
CapitalBandar Seri BegawanGaborone
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)33,870,000,00039,010,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)12,130,000,00017,380,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)1.32.4
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)78,90017,000
Gross national saving (% of GDP)47.540.3
Labor force203,6001,177,000
Unemployment rate (%)6.920
Population below poverty line (%)-19.3
Budget revenues (USD)2,245,000,0005,305,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)4,345,000,0005,478,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)2.372.78
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)18.530.5
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-17.3-1
Public debt (% of GDP)2.814
Inflation rate (%)-0.23.3
Central bank discount rate (%)-5.5
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)5.56.88
Stock of narrow money (USD)3,387,000,0001,645,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)3,387,000,0001,645,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)3,665,000,0003,002,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)-4,588,000,000
Current account balance (USD)2,021,000,0002,146,000,000
Exports (USD)5,885,000,0005,934,000,000
Imports (USD)2,998,000,0005,005,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)3,488,000,0007,491,000,000
External debt (USD)02,187,000,000
National currencyBruneian dollarspulas
National currency (code)BNDBWP
National currency (symbol)$P
National currency rate to USD1.39410.19



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