Ethnic divisions: Malay 64%, Chinese 20%, other 16%
Religions: Muslim (official) 63%, Buddhism 14%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs and other 15% (1981)
Languages: Malay (official), English, Chinese
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1991)
total population: 88%
male: 92%
female: 82%
Labor force: 119,000 (1993 est.); note - includes members of the Army
by occupation: government 47.5%, production of oil, natural gas,
services, and construction 41.9%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing
3.8% (1986)
note: 33% of labor force is foreign (1988)
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Names:
conventional long form: Negara Brunei Darussalam
conventional short form: Brunei
Digraph: BX
Type: constitutional sultanate
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan