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Country
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Brunei | 
Belgium |
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Leader
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Head of state: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
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King: Albert II Prime Minister-designate: Elio di Rupo
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Population
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408,786
| 10,438,353
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Life Expectancy
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76.370 years
| 79.650 years
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Capital City
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Bandar Seri Begawan
| Brussels
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Largest city
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| Bandar Seri Begawan (population: 64,409) | Brussels (population: 1,019,020) |
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Human Development Index
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0.919
| 0.948
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| GDP per capita |
$50,000 US
| $38,200 US
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Literacy Rate
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92.7%
| 99%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 7.3
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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0%
| 36.2%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Albert Frere ($2.4bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
2.700%
| 7.700%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished
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Political System
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constitutional sultanate
| federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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1 January 1984 (from UK)
| 4 October 1830 (a provisional government declared independence from the Netherlands); 21 July 1831 (King LEOPOLD I ascended to the throne)
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| Religions |
Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10%
| Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25%
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| Languages |
Malay (official), English, Chinese
| Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
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| Exports |
crude oil, natural gas, garments
| machinery and equipment, chemicals, diamonds, metals and metal products, foodstuffs
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| External Debt |
$0 $
| $1,399,000,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
Bruneian dollars (BND) per US dollar - NA (2007), 1.5886 (2006), 1.6644 (2005), 1.6902 (2004), 1.7422 (2003)
| euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6802 (2008), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
4.500%
| 1.300%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 2
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| Location |
Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
| Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
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| Area |
5,765 km sq
| 30,528 km sq
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| Coastline |
161 km
| 67 km
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| Climate |
tropical; hot, humid, rainy
| temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy
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