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Negara Brunei Darussalam
Brunei
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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79,000 (1996) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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43,524 (1996) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: service throughout country is excellent; international service good to Europe, US, and East Asia
domestic: every service available international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean); digital submarine cable links to Malaysia, Singapore, and Philippines (2001) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 3, FM 10, shortwave 0 (1998) |
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Radios:
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329,000 (1998) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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2 (1997) |
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Televisions:
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201,900 (1998) |
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Internet country code:
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.bn |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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2 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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35,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 13 km (private line)
narrow gauge: 13 km 0.610-m gauge (2001 est.) |
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Highways:
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total: 1,712 km
paved: 1,284 km unpaved: 428 km (1996) |
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Waterways:
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209 km; navigable by craft drawing less than 1.2 m |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 135 km; petroleum products 418 km; natural gas 920 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Bandar Seri Begawan, Kuala Belait, Muara, Seria, Tutong |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 348,476 GRT/340,635 DWT
ships by type: liquefied gas 7 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: United Kingdom 7 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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2 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002) |
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Heliports:
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3 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Royal Brunei Police |
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 108,921 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 62,864 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 3,005 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$343 million (FY98) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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5.1% (FY98) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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Brunei established an exclusive economic fishing zone encompassing Louisa Reef in southern Spratly Islands in 1984, but makes no public territorial claim to the offshore reefs |
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Illicit drugs:
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drug trafficking and illegally importing controlled substances are serious offenses in Brunei and carry a mandatory death penalty |