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Travel and Tourism in Brunei
Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Brunei.
Practical Information
Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.
- Travel Alert Status
- Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
- Time Difference
- UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
- Currency
- 1.386
- Climate
- The country's landscape is mainly primary and secondary tropical rainforest with only a narrow coastal strip from Kuala Belait to Bandar Seri Begawan that is cultivated. The rainforest receives as much as 146 inches of rain in the interior, but only 108 inches a year is recorded on the coast. The two defined rainy seasons are from September to January (with December being the wettest month) and May to July. The climate is equatorial with uniform temperatures and high humidity.
- Ethnic Groups
- Malay 67%, Chinese 15%, indigenous 6%, other 12%
- 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; the Sultan's birthday, 15 June
- Geographic Coordinates
- 4 30 N, 114 40 E
- Location
- Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
- Airports
- 2
Health and Safety
Medical facilities, vaccinations, disease risk, and sanitation conditions.
There is adequate care for basic medical conditions in Brunei; however, for certain elective surgery or complicated care, the best medical care in the region is obtained in Singapore. Brunei has a number of public hospitals and clinics. The biggest ones are RIPAS Hospital in Bandar Seri Begawan and Tutong Hospital in the district of the same name.
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