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Area and population

Brunei is a southeast Asian country consisting of two unconnected parts with a total area of 5,765 square kilometres on the island of Borneo. It has 161 kilometres of coastline next to the South China sea, and it shares a 381 km border with Malaysia.

Brunei's population was 423,196 in 2016. The capital is Bandar Seri Begawan. The official language of the state of Brunei is Standard Malay. English is the second language. A total of 17 languages are used regularly : Chinese, Indian,etc.

Economy

Brunei's small, wealthy economy is a mixture of foreign and domestic entrepreneurship, government regulation , welfare measures, and village tradition. Brunei mainly exports crude oil and natural gas. It is called Kingdom of the oil. Brunei depends heavily on imports such as agricultural products ( rice, food products, livestock, etc.), motorcars and electrical products from other countries. Brunei imports 60% of its food requirements; of that amount, around 75% come from the ASEAN countries. In 2016, Brunei’s GDP reached 10.458 USD, ranking 134th in the world, ranking 34th in Asia and ranking 10th in Southeast Asean.

Sports

The most popular sport in Brunei is association football. The Brunei national football team joined FIFA in 1969, but has not had much success. The top two football leagues are the Brunei Super League and the Brunei Premier League.

Sports

The most popular sport in Brunei is association football. The Brunei national football team joined FIFA in 1969, but has not had much success. The top two football leagues are the Brunei Super League and the Brunei Premier League.

Brunei debuted at the Olympics in 1996; it has competed at all subsequent Summer Olympics except 2008. The country has competed in badminton, shooting, swimming, and track-and-field, but is yet to win any medals. Brunei has had slightly more success at the Asian Games, winning four bronze medals.

Brunei debuted at the Olympics in 1996; it has competed at all subsequent Summer Olympics except 2008. The country has competed in badminton, shooting, swimming, and track-and-field, but is yet to win any medals. Brunei has had slightly more success at the Asian Games, winning four bronze medals. 

The first major international sporting event to be hosted in Brunei was the 1999 Southeast Asian Games. According to the all-time Southeast Asian Games medal table, Bruneian athletes have won a total of 11 gold medals at the games.