Outline of Brunei

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Brunei:

Brunei – a sovereign country located on the north coast of the Island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.^[1] A part from its coastline with the South China Sea it is completely surrounded by the state of Sarawak, Malaysia, and in fact it is separated into two parts by Limbang, which is part of Sarawak.

Brunei, the remnant of a very powerful sultanate, regained its independence from the United Kingdom on 1 January 1984.

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Brunei or Brunei Darussalam
• Official English country name: The State of Brunei, Abode of Peace
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Bruneian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Brunei
• ISO country codes: BN, BRN, 096
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BN
• Internet country code top-level domain: .bn

Geography of Brunei

• Brunei is: a country, on an island
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia (though not on the mainland)
    • Asia
      • Southeast Asia
        • Maritime Southeast Asia
          • on the Island of Borneo
  • Time zone: ASEAN Common Time (UTC+08:00)
  • Extreme points of Brunei
    • High: Bukit Pagon 1,850 m (6,070 ft)
    • Low: South China Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries:  Malaysia 381 km
  • Coastline: 161 km
• Population of Brunei: 381,371(2008) - 170th most populous country
• Area of Brunei: 5,765 square kilometres (2,226 sq mi) - 172nd
• Atlas of Brunei

Environment of Brunei

• Climate of Brunei
• Renewable energy in Brunei
• Geology of Brunei
• Protected areas of Brunei
  • Biosphere reserves in Brunei
  • National parks of Brunei
• Wildlife of Brunei
  • Fauna of Brunei
    • Birds of Brunei
    • Mammals of Brunei

Natural geographic features of Brunei

• Glaciers of Brunei
• Islands of Brunei
• Lakes of Brunei
• Mountains of Brunei
  • Volcanoes in Brunei
• Rivers of Brunei
  • Waterfalls of Brunei
• Valleys of Brunei
• World Heritage Sites in Brunei: None

Regions of Brunei

Main article: Regions of Brunei

Ecoregions of Brunei

Main article: Ecoregions in Brunei

Administrative divisions of Brunei

Main article: Administrative divisions of Brunei

• Districts of Brunei (daerahs)
  • Mukims of Brunei (mukims)

Districts of Brunei

Mukims of Brunei

• Capital of Brunei: Bandar Seri Begawan
• Cities of Brunei

Demography of Brunei

Main article: Demographics of Brunei

Government and politics of Brunei

Main article: Government of Brunei and Politics of Brunei

• Form of government: absolute monarchy
• Capital of Brunei: Bandar Seri Begawan

• Elections in Brunei
• Political parties in Brunei

Branches of the government of Brunei

Executive branch of the government of Brunei

• Head of state: Sultan of Brunei
• Head of government: Sultan of Brunei (holds the title "Prime Minister of Brunei")
• Councils:
  • Privy Council of Brunei
  • Council of Succession of Brunei
  • Brunei Islamic Religious Council
  • Cabinet of Brunei (Council of Ministers)
  • Legislative Council of Brunei (consultive only)

Legislative branch of the government of Brunei

• Legislative Council of Brunei (unicameral, and consultive only)

Judicial branch of the government of Brunei

• Supreme Court of Brunei

Foreign relations of Brunei

• Diplomatic missions in Brunei
• Diplomatic missions of Brunei

International organization membership

The State of Brunei, Abode of Peace, is a member of:^[1]

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF) Commonwealth of Nations East Asia Summit (EAS) Group of 77 (G77) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Brunei

Main article: Law of Brunei

• Constitution of Brunei
• Crime in Brunei
• Human rights in Brunei
  • LGBT rights in Brunei
  • Freedom of religion in Brunei
• Law enforcement in Brunei

Military of Brunei

Main article: Military of Brunei

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    • Ministry of Defence of Brunei
• Forces
  • Army of Brunei
  • Navy of Brunei
  • Air Force of Brunei
  • Special forces of Brunei
• Military history of Brunei
• Military ranks of Brunei

Local government in Brunei

History of Brunei

Main article: History of Brunei, Timeline of the history of Brunei, and Current events of Brunei

• Military history of Brunei

Culture of Brunei

Main article: Culture of Brunei

• Architecture of Brunei
• Cuisine of Brunei
• Festivals in Brunei
• Languages of Brunei
• Media in Brunei
• National symbols of Brunei
  • Coat of arms of Brunei
  • Flag of Brunei
  • National anthem of Brunei
• People of Brunei
• Prostitution in Brunei
• Public holidays in Brunei
• Records of Brunei
• Religion in Brunei
  • Christianity in Brunei
  • Islam in Brunei
  • Judaism in Brunei
• World Heritage Sites in Brunei: None

Art in Brunei

• Art in Brunei
• Cinema of Brunei
• Literature of Brunei
• Music of Brunei
• Television in Brunei
• Theatre in Brunei

Sports in Brunei

Main article: Sports in Brunei

• Football in Brunei
• Brunei at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Brunei

Main article: Economy of Brunei

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 105th (one hundred and fifth)

• Agriculture in Brunei
• Banking in Brunei
  • National Bank of Brunei
• Communications in Brunei
  • Internet in Brunei
• Companies of Brunei
• Currency of Brunei: Dollar
  • ISO 4217: BND
• Energy in Brunei
• Health care in Brunei
• Mining in Brunei
• Brunei Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Brunei
• Transport in Brunei
  • Airports in Brunei
  • Rail transport in Brunei
  • Roads in Brunei

Education in Brunei

Main article: Education in Brunei

See also

Malay language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• All pages beginning with "Brunei"
• All pages beginning with "Bruneian"
• All pages with titles containing "Brunei"
• All pages with titles containing "Bruneian"
• Index of Brunei-related articles
• List of Brunei-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

References

External links

Find more about Brunei at Wikipedia's sister projects
	Definitions and translations from Wiktionary
	Media from Commons
	Quotations from Wikiquote
	Source texts from Wikisource
	Textbooks from Wikibooks
	Learning resources from Wikiversity

Wikimedia Atlas of Brunei

• Government of Brunei Darussalam website
• Brunei entry at The World Factbook
• Brunei Tourism website
• The Daily Brunei Resources blog. Contains extra information on the country through the eyes of a Bruneian.
• Brunei information on globalEDGE

Others

• Photos of Brunei
• Brunei information

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