Brunei flag information
Description flag of Brunei
yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double width) and black starting from the upper hoist side; the national emblem in red is superimposed at the center; the emblem includes a swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an upturned crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands
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Official country name
Brunei Darussalam
Local names
Negara Brunei Darussalam (long)
Brunei (short)
Nationality
Bruneian(s) (noun) Brunei (adjective)
Languages spoken
Malay (official), English, Chinese
Capital
Bandar Seri Begawan
Government type
constitutional sultanate
Population
381,371 ranked 177, (data 2008)
Geography
close to vital sea lanes through South China Sea linking Indian and Pacific Oceans; two parts physically separated by Malaysia; almost an enclave within Malaysia. The lowest point is South China Sea 0 m.
Coastline
Coastline 161 km.
Land borders
381km, Malaysia 381 km.
Administrative divisions
4 districts (daerah-daerah, singular - daerah); Belait, Brunei and Muara, Temburong, Tutong
Independence
1 January 1984 (from UK)