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Country Name

Conventional long form: Brunei Darussalam

Conventional short form: Brunei

Local long form: Negara Brunei Darussalam

Local short form: Brunei

Administrative Divisions

4 districts (daerah-daerah, singular - daerah); Belait, Brunei-Muara, Temburong, Tutong

Independence

1 January 1984 (from the UK)

National Holiday

National Day, 23 February (1984); note - 1 January 1984 was the date of independence from the UK, 23 February 1984 was the date of independence from British protection

Constitution

29 September 1959 (some provisions suspended under a State of Emergency since December 1962, others since independence on 1 January 1984)

Legal System

based on English common law; for Muslims, Islamic Sharia law supersedes civil law in a number of areas; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

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Citizenship

Suffrage

18 years of age for village elections; universal

Executive Branch

Chief of state: Sultan and Prime Minister Sir HASSANAL Bolkiah (since 5 October 1967); note - the monarch is both the chief of state and head of government

Head of government: Sultan and Prime Minister Sir HASSANAL Bolkiah (since 5 October 1967)

Cabinet: Council of Cabinet Ministers appointed and presided over by the monarch; deals with executive matters; note - there is also a Religious Council (members appointed by the monarch) that advises on religious matters, a Privy Council (members appointed by the monarch) that deals with constitutional matters, and the Council of Succession (members appointed by the monarch) that determines the succession to the throne if the need arises

Elections: none; the monarch is hereditary

Legislative Branch

The Sultan appointed a council with 29 members as of 2 September 2005; the council has met in March of each year since then elections: last held in March 1962 (date of next election NA) note: The Legislative Council met on 25 September 2004 for first time in 20 years with 21 members appointed by the Sultan; it passed constitutional amendments calling for a 45-seat council with 15 elected members

Judicial Branch

Supreme Court - chief justice and judges are sworn in by monarch for three-year terms; Judicial Committee of Privy Council in London is final court of appeal for civil cases; Sharia courts deal with Islamic laws (2006)

Political Parties and Leaders

National Development Party or NDP [YASSIN Affendi] note: Brunei National Solidarity Party or PPKB [Abdul LATIF bin Chuchu] and People's Awareness Party or PAKAR [Awang Haji MAIDIN bin Haji Ahmad] were deregistered; parties are small and have limited activity

Political Pressure Groups and Leaders

NA

Flag Description

Yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double width) and black starting from the upper hoist side; the national emblem in red is superimposed at the center; the emblem includes a swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an upturned crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands

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Government Type

  • Constitutional sultanate

Capital

  • Name
    Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Geographic Coordinates
    4 53 N, 114 56 E
  • Time Difference
    UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Diplomatic Representation in the US

  • Chief Of Mission
    Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Angela SHIM
  • Chancery
    3520 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008
  • Telephone
    [1] (202) 237-1838
  • FAX
    [1] (202) 885-0560

Diplomatic Representation from the US

  • Chief Of Mission
    Ambassador William E. TODD
  • Embassy
    Third Floor, Teck Guan Plaza, Jalan Sultan, Bandar Seri Begawan, BS8811
  • Mailing Address
    PSC 470 (BSB), FPO AP 96507; P.O. Box 2991, Bandar Seri Begawan BS8675, Negara Brunei Darussalam
  • Telephone
    [673] 222-0384
  • FAX
    [673] 222-5293

International Organization Participation

  • ADB
  • APEC
  • APT
  • ARF
  • ASEAN
  • C
  • EAS
  • G-77
  • IBRD
  • ICAO
  • ICRM
  • IDB
  • IFRCS
  • ILO
  • IMF
  • IMO
  • IMSO
  • Interpol
  • IOC
  • ISO (correspondent)
  • ITSO
  • ITU
  • NAM
  • OIC
  • OPCW
  • UN
  • UNCTAD
  • UNESCO
  • UNWTO
  • UPU
  • WCO
  • WFTU
  • WHO
  • WIPO
  • WMO
  • WTO
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