Brunei
/ Geography
Brunei's
land area covers 5,765 sq km, located 443 km north of the Equator.
Facing the South China Sea and Borneo's northwestern shore sharing
a common border with the East Malaysian state of Sarawak.
The country
is divided into four districts: Brunei-Muara, Temburung, Tutong
and Balait.
From the
capital, Bandar Seri Begawan. the coastal oil and gas towns of
Seria and Kuala Belait are about 100 km.
Additional, editorially modified, material from Wikipedia:
Of the population 97% lives in the larger western part, while only about 10,000 live in the mountainous eastern part (the district of Temburong). The total population of Brunei Darussalam is about 400,000 of which around 150,000 live in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. Other major towns are the port town of Muara, the oil producing town of Seria and its neighboring town, Kuala Belait. In the Belait district, the Panaga area is home to large numbers of expatriates due to Royal Dutch Shell and British Army housing and recreational facilities. The well-known Panaga Club is situated here. Down here is the Sultan Park and down there is the Jerudong city which is located on the north of Bandar Seri Begawan.
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