# Outline of Brunei

The following outline is provided as an overview of and a topical guide to Brunei:
Brunei is a sovereign country located on the north coast of the Island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea it is surrounded by the state of Sarawak, Malaysia, and is separated into two parts by Limbang, which is part of Sarawak.
Brunei, the remnant of a very powerful sultanate, regained its independence from the United Kingdom on 1 January 1984.

## General reference

* Pronunciation:
* Common English country name: Brunei or Brunei Darussalam
* Official English country name: The State of Brunei, Abode of Peace
* Common endonym(s):
* Official endonym(s):
* Adjectival(s): Bruneian
* Demonym(s):
* ISO country codes: BN, BRN, 096
* ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BN
* Internet country code top-level domain: .bn

## Geography of Brunei

Geography of Brunei
* Brunei is: a country, on an island
* Location:
** Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
** Eurasia (though not on the mainland)
*** Asia
**** Southeast Asia
***** Maritime Southeast Asia
****** on the Island of Borneo
** Time zone: ASEAN Common Time (UTC+08:00)
** Extreme points of Brunei
*** High: Bukit Pagon 1,850 m (6,070 ft)
*** Low: South China Sea 0 m
** Land boundaries: Malaysia 381 km
** Coastline: 161 km
* Population of Brunei: 381,371(2008) - 170th most populous country
* Area of Brunei: 5,765 square kilometres (2,226 sq mi) - 172nd
* Atlas of Brunei

### Environment of Brunei

* Climate of Brunei
* Renewable energy in Brunei
* Protected areas of Brunei
* Wildlife of Brunei
** Fauna of Brunei
*** Birds of Brunei
*** Mammals of Brunei

#### Natural geographic features of Brunei

* Rivers of Brunei

### Regions of Brunei
#### Administrative divisions of Brunei

Administrative divisions of Brunei
* Districts of Brunei (daerahs)
** Mukims of Brunei (mukims)

##### Districts of Brunei

Districts of Brunei

##### Mukims of Brunei

Mukims of Brunei
* Capital of Brunei: Bandar Seri Begawan
* Cities of Brunei

### Demography of Brunei

Demographics of Brunei

## Government and politics of Brunei

Politics of Brunei
* Form of government: absolute monarchy
* Capital of Brunei: Bandar Seri Begawan
* Elections in Brunei
* Political parties in Brunei

### Branches of the government of Brunei

Government of Brunei

#### Executive branch of the government of Brunei

* Head of state: Sultan of Brunei
* Head of government: Sultan of Brunei (holds the title "Prime Minister of Brunei")
* Councils:
** Cabinet of Brunei (Council of Ministers)
** Legislative Council of Brunei (consultive only)

#### Legislative branch of the government of Brunei

* Legislative Council of Brunei (unicameral, and consultive only)

#### Judicial branch of the government of Brunei

Court system of Brunei

### Foreign relations of Brunei

Foreign relations of Brunei
* Diplomatic missions in Brunei
* Diplomatic missions of Brunei

#### International organization membership

The State of Brunei, Abode of Peace, is a member of:

### Law and order in Brunei

Law of Brunei
* Human rights in Brunei
** LGBT rights in Brunei
** Freedom of religion in Brunei
* Law enforcement in Brunei
* Bruneian nationality law

### Military of Brunei

Military of Brunei
* Command
** Commander-in-chief
* Forces
** Army of Brunei
** Navy of Brunei
** Air Force of Brunei

### Local government in Brunei

Local government in Brunei

## History of Brunei

History of Brunei

## Culture of Brunei

Culture of Brunei
* Cuisine of Brunei
* Languages of Brunei
* Media in Brunei
* National symbols of Brunei
** Coat of arms of Brunei
** Flag of Brunei
** National anthem of Brunei
* People of Brunei
* Prostitution in Brunei
* Public holidays in Brunei
* Religion in Brunei
** Christianity in Brunei
** Islam in Brunei

### Art in Brunei

* Music of Brunei

### Sports in Brunei

Sports in Brunei
* Football in Brunei
* Brunei at the Olympics

## Economy and infrastructure of Brunei

Economy of Brunei
* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 105th (one hundred and fifth)
* Communications in Brunei
** Internet in Brunei
* Companies of Brunei
* Currency of Brunei: Dollar
** ISO 4217: BND
* Energy in Brunei
* Tourism in Brunei
* Transport in Brunei
** Airports in Brunei

## Education in Brunei

Education in Brunei