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Brunei
Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. Apart from its coastline on the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, with its territory bifurcated by the Sarawak district of Limbang.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 27/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.1 /10 risk
- Security 1.0
- Legitimacy 4.8
- Economy 5.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- Bandar Seri Begawan
- Population
- 455,500 inh.
- Area
- 5,765 km²
- Currency
- BND
- Regime
- absolute monarchy
Executive in office
Head of State
Hassanal Bolkiah
Parliament
Conseil législatif
37 seats
Inception 1957
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
15 G$
GDP / capita
32,235 $
Growth
0.7 %
Inflation
-0.3 %
Unemployment
5.3 %
Defense / GDP
3.6 %
Life expectancy
75.5 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 1
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1
Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Freedoms (Freedom House)
27/100
Corruption (CPI)
63/100
Press freedom (RSF)
53/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2024
Annual budget
0.6 Md$
Defense effort
3.6 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
11 Md$
Imports
7 Md$
Balance
4 Md$
Top exports
- 92% Gaz naturel + pétrole
Top imports
- 24% Pétrole brut (réexport)
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
35%
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GBR
38%
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FRA
42%
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DEU
42%
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RUS
47%
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CHN
71%
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ISR
18%
Abstention: 21%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.837/1
Refugees originating
5
National anthem
Allah Peliharakan Sultan
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- APEC
- ASEAN
- OIC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,877 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 4,854, or ×1.3.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)