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Sheet 25 of 195 · AsiaBRN · 4.5°N 114.5°E

Brunei

Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace · Nation of Brunei, Abode Damai

Capital
Bandar Seri Begawan
Population
466,330 2025
Area
5,765 km²
Neighbours
1
Locator map of BruneiBRUNEIBandar Seri BegawanMALAYSIAINDONESIASouth China SeaSulu Sea0100 km
Brunei hatched, Bandar Seri Begawan marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 4.5°N 114.7°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Brunei lies in South-Eastern Asia, and its one land border is with Malaysia. The border with Malaysia is on a part of Malaysia away from that country's main landmass. Its area of 5,765 km² puts it 164th in the world and 44th of 47 in Asia.

With 466,330 people in 2025, it has the smallest population in Asia. That works out at 81 people per km². 75.0% of people lived in urban areas in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$32,235 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 41st of 191 and 9th of 46 in Asia. Life expectancy at birth was 75.5 years in 2024. Forest covers 72.1% of its land (2024).

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 111 km, between 4.0°N and 5.0°N. Directly through the Earth from Bandar Seri Begawan, the antipode falls on land, in Brazil.

How it compares Asia: 47 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAsia
Population466,3302025, World Bank169th of 19447th of 47
Area5,765 km²world-countries164th of 19544th of 47
GDPUS$15.0 billion2025, World Bank, current US$145th of 19143rd of 46
GDP per capitaUS$32,2352025, World Bank, current US$41st of 1919th of 46
Population density81 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries102nd of 19434th of 47
Life expectancy75.5 years2024, World Bank81st of 19421st of 47
Urban population75.0%2025, World Bank59th of 19417th of 47
Forest area72.1% of land2024, World Bank15th of 1941st of 47
Population growth+0.78% a year2025, World Bank112th of 19430th of 47
Internet users96.3%2024, World Bank18th of 1888th of 45
Fertility rate1.73 births per woman2024, World Bank115th of 19432nd of 47
Land neighbours1world-countries; among the 195141st of 19538th of 47
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaPalestine, Trinidad and Tobago and Cape Verde

Closest in populationBelize, Cape Verde and Maldives

Neighbours 1 country by land, nearest capital first

  • Malaysia1,480 km
    Bandar Seri Begawan to Kuala Lumpur, capital to capital; the border is with an outlying part of Malaysia

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Bandar Seri Begawan
4.88°N 114.93°E
Northernmost latitude
5.02°N
Southernmost latitude
4.03°N
Westernmost longitude
114.07°E
Easternmost longitude
115.33°E
North to south
about 111 km
Antipode of Bandar Seri Begawan
4.88°S 65.07°W
on land, in Brazil