Brunei People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 240,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 3.7%

Nationality: noun—Bruneian(s); adjective— Bruneian

Ethnic divisions: 64% Malay, 20% Chinese, 16% other

Religion: 60% Muslim (official); 8% Christian; 32% Buddhist and indigenous beliefs

Language: Malay (official), English, and Chinese

Life expectancy: 73.7

Literacy: 45%

Labor force: 68,128 (includes members of the Army), 50.4% production of oil, natural gas, and construction, 47.6% trade, services,

and other; 2.0% agriculture, forestry, and fishing (1984)

Organized labor: 2% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Brunei on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Brunei 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Brunei 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.