BRUNEI
(State of Bruney-Darussalam)

Area: 2,228 quarter. Miles (5 770 sq.km) / World Rank: 166
Arrangement: Northern and East hemisphere, in the northwest of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia
Coordinates: 4 ° 30'N, 114 ° 40'E
Borders: 237 miles (381 km)
Coastline: 100 miles (160 km)
Territorial seas: 12 m. Miles
The highest point: Mt. Pagon, 6,070 feet (1850 m)
The lowest point: sea level
The longest river: river Beloyt, 130 miles (209 km)
The largest lake: Tasek-Merimbun, 0,4 quarter. Miles (1,2 sq.km)
Natural dangers: earthquakes and typhoons (rare)
Population: 343 653 (for 2001) / the World ranking: 169
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan located in the north of lengthways entrance to the river Brunei
The biggest city: Bandar Seri Begawan (75 000, 2001).
Osnovanya currency: Brunei dollar.
Other successive currencies: Dollar of Malaya and the British Borneo (also known in Malaya as ringgit) — monetary unit of Malaya, Singapore, Saravaka, the British Northern Borneo and Brunei.

REVIEW

The small country of Brunei is an enclave on the northern coast of the island of Borneo which it divides with the Malaysian state of Saravak and with Indonesia. The country consists of the separate east and western segments divided by the valley of the river Limbang Malayzii, but connected with gulf Brunei waters. The area both in east segment (Region of Temburon), and in more densely populated western segment consists of the coastal plain which is gradually rising by hills and cut through by the rivers conducting on the North to the sea.

MOUNTAINS AND HILLS

In the west of Brunei hills are lower, than 295 feet (90 m), rise to the slope and higher hills coming to Saravak's border. The highest peak of Brunei, Mt. In this region there is Pagon (6,070 ft/1,850 m). East sector of Brunei is also covered with low hills which reach height close to border to Saravak.

INLAND WATERWAYS

In Brunei there are several lakes. Around Tutong unusual S-shaped Tasek Merimbun is surrounded with the natural park of 30 quarter. Miles (77 sq.km). Wong-Qadeer and Teraya-Leyks are in the Region of Beloy.

Four local river systems and one of them in the Malaysian state of Saravak proceed to the North through between Brunei and the South China Sea. The river Belait, the longest Brunei, proceeds through the western Brunei, as well as the river Tutong. The river Brunei passes to the southwest from an entrance to a bay of Brunei (where Bandar Seri Begawan is located). In east region of Brunei the river Temburong provides a drainage for all Region of Tamburon. The valley of the river Limbang belonging to Malaysian Saravak divides Brunei into two parts.

The mangrove woods of mouths of Brunei are an ecological treasure which is considered one of the most intact in Southeast Asia. The mangrove woods occupy about 3,2% of the territory of Brunei. Ecologically intact peat bogs of Brunei (rare in the north of Borneo) meet in the western Brunei, along sections of the Beloy River and the river Tutong.