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CAUTION: The following links
and accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Brunei Darussalam in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of
these links may lead to websites that present allegations that are
unsubstantiated, misleading or even false. No attempt has been
made to validate their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be interested
in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and per-capita
GDP, for example. Perhaps your paper
could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather expected in 2024 *** According
to the Brunei Darussalam Meteorological Department, hotter and drier weather
conditions are likely to happen during the peak of the El Niño event around
early 2024, especially in February and March 2024, which are the two driest
months for Brunei Darussalam, in comparison to the other months. Maximum
daily temperatures may reach up to 34.0°C or more during the afternoon. The
Straits Times reports that Brunei is experiencing a heatwave that is
scorching much of Asia. The Brunei Darussalam Meteorological Department has
advised the public to take precautions and follow guidelines from the
Ministry of Health concerning extreme heat. The World Meteorological Organisation has warned that a long dry spell linked to
the El Nino weather phenomenon could set in by the second half of 2023,
possibly as soon as May. – Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The
World Factbook - Brunei U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bx.html [accessed 10
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/brunei/ [accessed 5 January 2021] Per
capita GDP is among the highest in the world, and substantial income from
overseas investment supplements income from domestic hydrocarbon production.
Bruneian citizens pay no personal income taxes, and the government provides
free medical services and free education through the university level. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $78,900 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
4.2% industry:
62.8% services: 33% (2008 est.) Unemployment
rate: 6.9% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: N/A Maternal
mortality rate: 31 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 8.8 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 77.9 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 100% of population Physicians
density: 1.61 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: -- Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Brunei borgenproject.org/category/brunei/ [accessed 22 January 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the United
States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for the
world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
3 Ways Livelihoods In Brunei Are Improving borgenproject.org/livelihoods-in-brunei-are-improving/ ~
Hunger In Brunei Darussalam borgenproject.org/hunger-in-brunei-darussalam/ ~
10 Facts About Life Expectancy In Brunei Darussalam borgenproject.org/10-facts-about-life-expectancy-in-brunei-darussalam/ ~
Education In Brunei borgenproject.org/education-in-brunei/ ~
How To Help People In Brunei borgenproject.org/how-to-help-people-in-brunei/ ~
Poverty In Brunei – Development And Forward Thinking borgenproject.org/development-and-poverty-in-brunei/ ~
The Hidden Face Of Poverty In Brunei borgenproject.org/poverty-in-brunei-2/ ~
Common Diseases In Brunei borgenproject.org/common-diseases-in-brunei/ ~
Plans To Prevent The Degradation Of Water Quality In Brunei borgenproject.org/water-quality-brunei/ Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Brunei-Darussalam-ECONOMY.html [accessed 17 December 2020] Discovery
of extensive petroleum and natural gas fields in the 1920s brought economic stability
and modernization to Brunei. Today its economy, a combination of domestic and
foreign entrepreneurship, government regulation, welfare programs, and
village tradition, remains overwhelmingly dependent on the oil and gas
sector. This sector accounts for almost 50% of GDP. All
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