Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Head of state: Hassanal Bolkiah
Languages: Malay (official), English, Chinese
Population: 388,190
Surface area: 5,765 km2
Currency: Brunei dollar (BND)
GDP at current prices (US$ million): 14,147(2008)
GDP at current prices pet capita (US$): 35.623
Growth rate of GDP(at constant prices percent 2008): 0.4

Inflation rate(2008): 2.6
Exports of goods and services(% of GDP): 67.7%(2007)
Principle Exports: crude oil, natural gas, garments
Value of exports (US$ million 2008): 8,754
Main industries: petroleum, petroleum refining, liquefied natural gas, construction
Largest companies: Baiduri Bank Bhd, Brunei Investment Authority, Islamic Bank of Brunei, Mashr & Reym Charters Sdn Bhd, Overseas Union Bank Ltd, Sime Bank Berhad, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
Top business school: University of Brunei Darussalam, Insititut Teknoloi Brunei, Universit Islam Sultan Sharif Ail, Marktab Teknik Sultan Saiful Rijal
Adult literacy rate percent(2007):
Male: 95.8
Female: 91.5
Human development index (2009): 30th high, at 0.919
Unemployment rate percent(2008): 3.7
Energy consumption: petroleum products has 60% consumption and electricity at 34% and gas at 2%
Energy sources: oil, natural gas