Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10%
Roman Catholic 89.8% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3% (2002)
Languages
Malay (official), English, Chinese
Polish 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2% (2002 census)
Exports
crude oil, natural gas, garments
machinery and transport equipment 37.8%, intermediate manufactured goods 23.7%, miscellaneous manufactured goods 17.1%, food and live animals 7.6% (2003)
External Debt
$0 $
$365,200,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Bruneian dollars (BND) per US dollar - NA (2007), 1.5886 (2006), 1.6644 (2005), 1.6902 (2004), 1.7422 (2003)
zlotych (PLN) per US dollar - 2.3 (2008 est.), 2.81 (2007), 3.1032 (2006), 3.2355 (2005), 3.6576 (2004) note: zlotych is the plural form of zloty
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.430%
1.910%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
10
Location
Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
Central Europe, east of Germany
Area
5,765 km sq
312,685 km sq
Coastline
161 km
440 km
Climate
tropical; hot, humid, rainy
temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers