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area 5,765 sq km, 2,225 sq mi capital Bandar
Seri Begawan towns Tutong, Seria, Kuala
Belait physical flat coastal plain with hilly
lowland in W and mountains in E; 75% of the
area is forested; the Limbang valley splits
Brunei in two, and its cession to Sarawak
1890 is disputed by Brunei features
Temburong, Tutong, and Belait rivers; Mount
Pagon (1,850 m, 6,070ft).
head of state and of government HM Muda
Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzaddin Waddaulah,
Sultan of Brunei, from 1968 political system
absolute monarchy political party Brunei
National United Party (BNUP).
exports liquefied natural gas (world`s
largest producer) and oil, both expected to
be exhausted by the year 2000 currency Brunei
dollar population (1992) 268,000 (65% Malay,
20% Chinese - few Chinese granted
citizenship); growth rate 12% p.a.