pan 38.1%, South Korea 14%, Australia 11.2%, US 8.6%, Thailand
7.9%, Indonesia 5.9%, China 4.5% (2004)
Imports:
$5.2 billion c.i.f. (2003)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food,
chemicals
Imports - partners:
Singapore 32.7%, Malaysia 21.2%, UK 8.3%, Japan 7.2% (2004)
Debt - external:
$0
Economic aid - recipient:
NA
Currency (code):
Bruneian dollar (BND)
Currency code:
BND
Exchange rates:
Bruneian dollars per US dollar - 1.6902 (2004), 1.7422 (2003),
1.7906 (2002), 1.7917 (2001), 1.724 (2000)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Brunei
Telephones - main lines in use:
90,000 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
137,000 (2002)
Telephone system:
general assessment: service throughout the country is excellent;
international service is good to East Asia, Europe, and the US
domestic: every service available
international: country code - 673; satellite earth stations - 2
Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean); digital submarine
cable links to Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore (2001)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 3, FM 10, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios:
329,000 (1998)
Television broadcast stations:
2 (1997)
Televisions:
201,900 (1998)
Internet country code:
.bn
Internet hosts:
6,409 (2003)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
2 (2000)
Internet users:
35,000 (2002)
Transportation Brunei
Highways:
total: 2,525 km
paved: 2,525 km
unpaved: 0 km (2000)
Waterways:
209 km (navigable by craft drawing less than 1.2 m) (2004)
Pipelines:
gas 665 km; oil 439 km (2004)
Ports and harbors:
Lumut, Muara, Seria
Merchant marine:
total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 465,937 GRT/413,393 DWT
by type: liquefied gas 8
foreign-owned: 8 (United Kingdom 8) (2005)
Airports:
2 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Heliports:
3 (2004 est.)
Military Brunei
Military branches:
Royal Brunei Armed Forces: Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei
Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age (est.) (2004)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 103,885 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: approx. 85,045
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