Country
Seychelles Brunei
Leader
Population
90,024 408,786
Life Expectancy
73.770 years 76.370 years
Capital City
Victoria Bandar Seri Begawan
Largest city
Victoria (population: 22,881) Bandar Seri Begawan (population: 64,409)
Human Development Index
0.836 0.919 GDP per capita $25,000 US $50,000 US
Literacy Rate
91.8% 92.7%
Corruption Perception Index
4.8 NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
23.5% 0% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 2.000% 2.700%
Death Penalty
Abolished Abolished in practice
Political System
republic constitutional sultanate
Independence date
29 June 1976 (from UK) 1 January 1984 (from UK) Religions Roman Catholic 82.3%, Anglican 6.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.1%, other Christian 3.4%, Hindu 2.1%, Muslim 1.1%, other non-Christian 1.5%, unspecified 1.5%, none 0.6% (2002 census) Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10% Languages Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census) Malay (official), English, Chinese Exports canned tuna, frozen fish, cinnamon bark, copra, petroleum products (reexports) crude oil, natural gas, garments External Debt $1,470,000,000 $ $0 US Exchange Rate Seychelles rupees (SCR) per US dollar - 8 (2008 est.), 6.5 (2007), 5.5 (2006), 5.5 (2005), 5.5 (2004) Bruneian dollars (BND) per US dollar - NA (2007), 1.5886 (2006), 1.6644 (2005), 1.6902 (2004), 1.7422 (2003) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 2.000% 4.500% Beijing Olympics Medal Count Location archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia Area 455 km sq 5,765 km sq Coastline 491 km 161 km Climate tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May) tropical; hot, humid, rainy
