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astal plain rises to mountains in east; hilly lowland in west _#_Natural resources: crude oil, natural gas, timber _#_Land use: arable land 1%; permanent crops 1%; meadows and pastures 1%; forest and woodland 79%; other 18%; includes irrigated NEGL% _#_Environment: typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are rare _#_Note: close to vital sea lanes through South China Sea linking Indian and Pacific Oceans; two parts physically separated by Malaysia; almost an enclave of Malaysia _*_People _#_Population: 397,777 (July 1991), growth rate 6.3% (1991) _#_Birth rate: 22 births/1,000 population (1991) _#_Death rate: 4 deaths/1,000 population (1991) _#_Net migration rate: 45 migrants/1,000 population (1991) _#_Infant mortality rate: 10 deaths/1,000 live births (1991) _#_Life expectancy at birth: 74 years male, 77 years female (1991) _#_Total fertility rate: 2.9 children born/woman (1991) _#_Nationality: noun--Bruneian(s); adjective--Bruneian _#_Ethnic divisions: Malay 64%, Chinese 20%, other 16% _#_Religion: Muslim (official) 63%, Buddhism 14%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs and other 15% (1981) _#_Language: Malay (official), English, and Chinese _#_Literacy: 77% (male 85%, female 69%) age 15 and over can read and write (1981) _#_Labor force: 89,000 (includes members of the Army); 33% of labor force is foreign (1988); government 47.5%; production of oil, natural gas, services, and construction 41.9%; agriculture, forestry, and fishing 3.8% (1986) _#_Organized labor: 2% of labor force _*_Government _#_Long-form name: Negara Brunei Darussalam _#_Type: constitutional sultanate _#_Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan _#_Administrative divisions: 4 districts (daerah-daerah, singular--daerah); Belait, Brunei and Muara, Temburong, Tutong _#_Independence: 1 January 1984 (from UK) _#_Constitution: 29 September 1959 (some provisions suspended under a State of Emergency since December 1962, others since independence on 1 January 1984) _#_Legal system: based on Islamic law _#_National holiday: National Day, 23 February (1984) _#_Executive branch: sultan, prime minister, Council of Cabinet Ministers _#_Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Council (Majlis Masyuarat Megeri) _#_Judicial branch: Supreme Court _#_Leaders: Chief of State and Head of Government--Sultan and Prime Minister Sir Muda HASSANAL BOLKIAH M
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