Country profile
Brunei
Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace · South-Eastern Asia
👥 Population
466,330
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Bandar Seri Begawan
🗺 Area
5,765 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$15.03B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.837
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
81 /km²
💱 Currency
BND, SGD
Brunei dollar
🗣 Languages
Malay
About Brunei
Brunei (officially Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace) is a country in South-Eastern Asia, with Bandar Seri Begawan as its capital. It is home to roughly 466.33 thousand people, giving a population density of about 81 people per square kilometre. The country covers 5,765 km² of land and shares land borders with 1 neighbouring country. Its economy is valued at approximately $15.03B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.837. The official currency is the Brunei dollar (BND), and the main language is Malay.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$41.59B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$89,879
GDP growth
0.7%
Inflation
-0.3%
Unemployment
5.3%
👥 People
Life expectancy
75.5 yrs
Fertility rate
1.73
Pop. growth
0.8%
Urban population
75.0%
Infant mortality /1k
8.6
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
96.3%
Literacy rate
96.1%
Physicians /1k
1.89
Renewable energy
0.0%
Travel & practical
Capital
Bandar Seri Begawan
Currency
BND, SGD
Dialing code
+673
Internet TLD
.bn
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Fun facts about Brunei
- Brunei is the 168th most populous country in the world, with about 466.33 thousand people.
- By land area it is the 164th-largest country in the world, covering 5,765 km².
- It has the world's 144th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($15.03B).
- Brunei shares land borders with 1 country.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.837.
- Brunei has a population density of about 81 people per square kilometre.
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