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<text id=93CT1622>
<title>
Brunei--Travel
</title>
<history>
Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
Southeast Asia
Brunei
</history>
<article>
<source>CIA World Factbook</source>
<hdr>
Travel
</hdr>
<body>
<p> Climate and clothing: Light-weight clothing is suitable for
the tropical climate.
</p>
<p> Visas: US citizens require visas. Passports are required.
</p>
<p> Health: Bandar Seri Begawan is free from most diseases
commonly associated with the Far East. Medical services are
heavily subsidized by the government and are generally free.
</p>
<p> Telecommunications: Telephone service to the US is available
24 hours and requires no advance booking. Telegraph service
also is available. Bandar Seri Begawan is 13 hours ahead of
eastern standard time.
</p>
<p> Transportation: Brunei International Airport is some 8 miles
from Bandar Seri Begawan, and daily flights are available to
Singapore from which connections to other international
capitals may be made.
</p>
<p> Tourist attractions: The Sultan 0mar Ali Saifuddin Mosque is
among the most impressive in Southeast Asia. Exhibits relating
to the life of Sir Winston Churchill are featured in the
Churchill Memorial Museum. The Hassanal Bolkiah Aquarium has a
fine collection of tropical marine life displayed in 47 tanks.
The Kampung Air (water village), showpiece of a traditional
form of life is located next to Bandar Seri Begawan.
</p>
<p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
December 1987.
</p>
</body>
</article>
</text>