NationMaster - Bruneian Geography statistics

Area > Land	166 sq km	[166th of 236]
Area > Total	176 sq km	[176th of 248]
Area > Water	104 sq km	[104th of 237]
Capital city with population Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan - 52,300
Climate tropical; hot, humid, rainy
Coastline	152 km	[152nd of 249]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Bukit Pagon 1,850 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	South China Sea 0 m
Geographic coordinates	4 30 N, 114 40 E
Geography > Note 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
Land boundaries > Border countries	Malaysia 381 km
Land use > Arable land	188 %	[188th of 241]
Largest city with population Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan - 52,300
Location Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
Map references Southeast Asia
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	20 nm	[20th of 121]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	42 nm	[42nd of 190]
Natural resources petroleum, natural gas, timber
Population density	129 people per sqkm	[129th of 256]
Terrain flat coastal plain rises to mountains in east; hilly lowland in west

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SOURCES: Total land area in square kilometres ; Total area in square kilometers ; Total water area in square kilometers ; Capital cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year. ; The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea. ; Highest point above sea level ; Lowest point relative to sea level ; This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources. ; This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere. ; Length of land boundaries by border country ; The percentage of used land that is arable. Arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice ; Largest cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water. ; The name of the CIA World Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries. ; Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) - the LOS Convention (Part V) defines the EEZ as a zone beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea in which a coastal State has: sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natura ; territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal State extends beyond its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea in the LOS Convention (Part II); this sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every State has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles. A full and definitive definition can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention. ; A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance. ; People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.; A brief description of the topography

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Brunei, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam

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