A: Brunei lies on the geographical coordinates of 4° 30' 0" N, 114° 40' 0" E.
Latitude and Longitude of Brunei in other units:
Unit | Latitude | Longitude |
Latitude and Longitude to decimals | 4.5 | 114.6667 |
Latitude and Longitude to degrees minutes seconds | 4° 30' 0" N | 114° 40' 0" E |
Latitude/Longitude to UTM Reference |
UTM Northing:497809.2728119629 Easting:241086.00245663745 Zone:50N |
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More detail about Brunei
Brunei has a strong economy
On the very day of its independence on the 1st Jan, 1984, Brunei became a member
of the Commonwealth. Brunei independent government played safe from the very
beginning to have a great relation not only with the big powers of the world,
but also the emerging ones.
Brunei can afford to showcase their economy to the world platform, with a number
of domestic along with foreign entrepreneurships. The country survives mainly
because of the crude oil and natural gas that it has as natural resources. The
business and trade of the place is soon expanding, the logic behind which is
simple. Brunei has a high flow of revenue that keeps coming from the exports of
natural gas and oil. Brunei is the fourth largest oil producing countries of the
world. The better off the economy of a country is it will have better chances of
investing more in further business ideas.
Brunei is one of those states that are ranked as the highest rates of
macroeconomic stability. Brunei being ranked at number four, by the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) when it came to GDP per capita purchasing
power, enjoys a high economic status in the world scenario. With all these and
having a human development index which is very high, Brunei is considered as a
developed country.
The media is pro-government is Brunei, and the government has not given them the
Freedom of Press. Apart from government issues, the press is quite hostile on
other subjects. The press of Brunei is not restricted to news that is related to
the government itself, but talks on various topics.
Although, Brunei follows the codes of law that are based on the English common
law, the legal system is dominated by the Islamic shariah law. The Royal Family
of Brunei enjoys a status of high esteem and honor.