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Population: 374,577 (July 2007 est.).

Age structure: 0-14 years: 27.8% (male 53,512/female 50,529) 15-64 years: 69% (male 130,134/female 128,488) 65 years and over: 3.2% (male 5,688/female 6,226) (2007 est.).

Population growth rate: 1.81% (2007 est.).

Birth rate: 18.56 births/1,000 population (2007 est.).

Death rate: 3.26 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.).

Net migration rate: 2.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.).

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.059 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.013 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.914 male(s)/female total population: 1.022 male(s)/female (2007 est.).

Infant mortality rate: total: 13.12 deaths/1,000 live births male: 15.72 deaths/1,000 live births female: 10.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.).

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.3 years male: 73.12 years female: 77.59 years (2007 est.).

Total fertility rate: 1.97 children born/woman (2007 est.).

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2003 est.).

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: less than 200 (2003 est.).

HIV/AIDS - deaths: less than 200 (2003 est.).

Nationality: noun: Bruneian(s) adjective: Bruneian.

Ethnic groups: Malay 67%, Chinese 15%, indigenous 6%, other 12%.

Religions: Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10%.

Languages: Malay (official), English, Chinese.

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.7% male: 95.2% female: 90.2% (2001 census).

GDP (purchasing power parity): $9.531 billion (2005 est.).

GDP - real growth rate: 0.4% (2005 est.).

GDP - per capita (PPP): $25,600 (2005 est.).

GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 0.9% industry: 71.6% services: 27.5% (2005 est.).

Labor force: 180,400 (2006 est.).

Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 2.9% industry: 61.1% services: 36% (2003 est.).

Population below poverty line: NA%.

Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%.

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.1% (2005).

Unemployment rate: 4% (2006).

Budget: revenues: $3.765 billion expenditures: $4.815 billion; including capital expenditures of $NA (2004 est.).

Agriculture - products: rice, vegetables, fruits; chickens, water buffalo, cattle, goats, eggs.

Industries: petroleum, petroleum refining, liquefied natural gas, construction.

Industrial production growth rate: 1.8% (2005 est.).

Electricity - production: 2.913 billion kWh (2005).

Electricity - consumption: 2.726 billion kWh (2005 est.).

Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2005).

Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2005).

Exports: $6.247 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.).

Exports - commodities: crude oil, natural gas, refined products, clothing.

Exports - partners: Japan 36.8%, Indonesia 19.3%, South Korea 12.7%, US 9.5%, Australia 9.3% (2005).

Imports: $1.481 billion c.i.f. (2005 est.).

Imports - commodities: machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, chemicals.

Imports - partners: Singapore 32.7%, Malaysia 23.3%, Japan 6.9%, UK 5.3%, Thailand 4.5%, South Korea 4% (2005).

Debt - external: $0 (2005).

Economic aid - recipient: $NA.

Currency (code): Bruneian dollar (BND).

Exchange rates: Bruneian dollars per US dollar - 1.5886 (2006), 1.6644 (2005), 1.6902 (2004), 1.7422 (2003), 1.7906 (2002).

Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March.

Statistics: C.I.A. World Factbook. Updated: July 20, 2007.

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