Brunei
Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace · South-Eastern Asia
Brunei is a country in South-Eastern Asia, with Bandar Seri Begawan as its capital, home to about 466,330 people. Brunei shares a land border with one country, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan |
|---|---|
| Region | South-Eastern Asia |
| Currency | Brunei dollar (BND $) |
| Calling code | +673 |
| ISO codes | BN / BRN / 096 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇧🇳 |
| Population | 466,330 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 5,765 km² |
| Languages | Malay |
| Internet domain | .bn |
| Demonym | Bruneian |
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About Brunei
Brunei, officially Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace, is a United Nations member state in South-Eastern Asia. Its capital and seat of government is Bandar Seri Begawan. It shares land borders with 1 country. The official currency is the Brunei dollar ($), using the code BND.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Brunei for Bandar Seri Begawan’s own facts and history.
To call Brunei from abroad, dial the country code +673. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes BN (alpha-2) and BRN (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 466,330.
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How Brunei compares
- Area: 5,765 km², ranking 163 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 466,330, ranking 168 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 81 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 1, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.