Brunei
State of Brunei Darussalam
Asia
Geography
Area: 5,765 sq km
Two small enclaves on the island of Borneo, separated by the East Malaysian state of Sarawak. Tropical, 70% forest, with heavy rainfall.
Population: 407,045 Annual Growth: 1.92%
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Urbanites: 75.7%
HDI Rank: 30 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)
Peoples
Peoples: 26 (31% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: Malay, English Languages: 17 All languages
Religion
Largest Religion: Muslim
Prayercast
Challenges for Prayer
Islam dominates life in Brunei, with a brand that is conservative but not radical. Islamization by financial and career inducements as well as by general pressure to convert and conform has yielded a slow but steady trickle of converts from among the tribal and Chinese minorities. Despite constitutionally guaranteed religious freedom, it is illegal to proselytize and illegal for a Muslim to convert to another religion. Other religions are often infiltrated by government agents for monitoring purposes. Pray for an atmosphere of religious freedom and spiritual openness and for the observance of the constitutional right for other religions to be practiced.
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