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| Country name |
conventional long form: negara brunei darussalam conventional short form: brunei |
| Government type | constitutional sultanate |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Administrative divisions | 4 districts (daerah-daerah, singular - daerah); Belait, Brunei and Muara, Temburong, Tutong |
| Independence | 1 January 1984 (from UK) |
| National holiday | National Day, 23 February (1984); note - 1 January 1984 was the date of independence from the UK, 23 February 1984 was the date of independence from British protection |
| Constitution | 29 September 1959 (some provisions suspended under a State of Emergency since December 1962, others since independence on 1 January 1984) |
| Legal system | based on English common law; for Muslims, Islamic Shari'a law supersedes civil law in a number of areas |
| Suffrage | none |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: sultan and prime minister sir hassanal bolkiah (since 5 october 1967); note - the monarch is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: sultan and prime minister sir hassanal bolkiah (since 5 october 1967); note - the monarch is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: Council of Cabinet Ministers appointed and presided over by the monarch; deals with executive matters; note - there is also a Religious Council (members appointed by the monarch) that advises on religious matters, a Privy Council (members appointed by the monarch) that deals with constitutional matters, and the Council of Succession (members appointed by the monarch) that determines the succession to the throne if the need arises elections: none; the monarch is hereditary |
| Legislative branch | Legislative Council met on 25 September 2004 for first time in 20 years with 21 members appointed by the Sultan; passed constitutional amendments calling for a 45-seat council with 15 elected members elections: last held in march 1962; next elections expected by end of 2005 |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court (chief justice and judges are sworn in by the monarch for three-year terms) |
| Political parties and leaders | other parties include Brunei People's Party or PRB (banned in 1962) and Brunei National Democratic Party (registered in May 1965, deregistered by the Brunei Government in 1988) |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | APEC, ARF, ASEAN, C, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDB, IFRCS, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador penigran anak dato puteh telephone: [1] (202) 237-1838 FAX: [1] (202) 885-0560 chancery: 3520 international court nw, washington, dc 20008 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador gene b. christy embassy: third floor, teck guan plaza, jalan sultan, bandar seri begawan mailing address: psc 470 (bsb), fpo ap 96507 telephone: [673] (2) 229670 FAX: [673] (2) 225293 |
| Flag description | yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double width) and black starting from the upper hoist side; the national emblem in red is superimposed at the center; the emblem includes a swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an upturned crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands |
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