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Brunei
Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace
Brunei is a country in South-Eastern Asia. Its capital city is Bandar Seri Begawan. About 429 thousand people live there, in an area of 5 765 square kilometres.
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Where is Brunei?
Brunei lies in South-Eastern Asia, on the continent of Asia.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 501 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 161 km long.
It shares a border with 1 country: Malaysia.
How big is Brunei?
Brunei covers 5 765 square kilometres.
That is about 2.2 times the size of Luxembourg.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 163rd largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 74.4 people on every square kilometre.
Who lives in Brunei?
About 429 thousand people live in Brunei.
That is the 168th biggest population in the world.
People here speak Malay.
They pay with the Brunei dollar ($).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 74 years.
The land of Brunei
The land in Brunei sits on average 478 metres above sea level.
Its coast runs for about 161 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 8 days.
It lies inside the tropics, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Brunei different?
A dish the country is known for: Ambuyat.
Websites from here often end in .bn.
Brunei and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 0.1 live in Brunei.
It takes up about 0 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Asia it is the 43rd largest of 46 countries, and the 46th most populated.
That is close to the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Brunei and its neighbours
Malaysia, its largest neighbour, is about 57.4 times bigger.
Malaysia has more people: 31.5 million against 429 thousand.
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Brunei?
The capital of Brunei is Bandar Seri Begawan. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Brunei?
About 429 thousand people live in Brunei, which makes it the 168th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Brunei?
Brunei borders Malaysia — 1 neighbour in total.
How big is Brunei?
Brunei covers 5 765 square kilometres, making it the 163rd largest country in the world. That is about 2.2 times the size of Luxembourg.
Which continent is Brunei in?
Brunei is in Asia, in the part called South-Eastern Asia.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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