Editing Brunei (section)

== Geography ==
{{Main|Geography of Brunei}}
[[File:Brunei location map Topographic.png|thumb|upright=1.3|A topographic and geographic limits map of Brunei]]
Brunei is a southeast Asian country consisting of two unconnected parts with a total area of {{convert|5765|km2|sqmi|0}} on the island of Borneo. It has {{convert|161|km|mi|0}} of coastline next to the [[South China Sea]], and it shares a {{convert|381|km|abbr=on}} [[Brunei–Malaysia border|border with Malaysia]]. It has {{convert|500|km2|sqmi|0}} of territorial waters, and a {{convert|200|nmi|adj=on}} [[exclusive economic zone]].<ref name="cia" />

About 97% of the population lives in the larger western part ([[Belait District|Belait]], [[Tutong District|Tutong]], and [[Brunei and Muara|Brunei-Muara]]), while only about 10,000 people live in the mountainous eastern part ([[Temburong District]]). The total population of Brunei is approximately 408,000 {{As of|July 2010|lc=y}}, of which around 150,000 live in the capital [[Bandar Seri Begawan]].<ref>2001 Summary Tables of the Population Census. Department of Statistics, Brunei Darussalam</ref> Other major towns are the port town of [[Muara, Brunei|Muara]], the oil-producing town of [[Seria]] and its neighbouring town, [[Kuala Belait]]. In Belait District, the [[Panaga]] area is home to large numbers of Europeans expatriates, due to [[Royal Dutch Shell]] and British Army housing, and several recreational facilities are located there.<ref>{{cite web|work=Outpost Seria Housing Information|title=Outpost Seria|url=http://www.globaloutpostservices.com/complex.asp?load=Cdoch5khpbzle9rl,Hmenuib78zlrbkh,Fdocpzfsxua0,Gleegj97a5xhw,Eleegj97bhaue,Ddocq72l8opw,Limgcs0ooyu8;159;64;0;-1&path=q4h5khpb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113075436/http://www.globaloutpostservices.com/complex.asp?load=Cdoch5khpbzle9rl%2CHmenuib78zlrbkh%2CFdocpzfsxua0%2CGleegj97a5xhw%2CEleegj97bhaue%2CDdocq72l8opw%2CLimgcs0ooyu8%3B159%3B64%3B0%3B-1&path=q4h5khpb|archive-date=13 January 2012|access-date=20 December 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Most of Brunei is within the [[Borneo lowland rain forests]] ecoregion, which covers most of the island. Areas of [[Borneo montane rain forests|mountain rain forests]] are located inland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brunei Darussalam Country Profile |url=http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/country-profile/asia-oceania/brunei?profile=geography |access-date=20 December 2011 |work=UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105222217/http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/country-profile/asia-oceania/brunei?profile=geography |archive-date=5 January 2012 }}</ref> In Brunei [[forest cover]] is around 72% of the total land area, equivalent to 380,000 hectares (ha) of forest in 2020, down from 413,000 hectares (ha) in 1990. In 2020, naturally regenerating forest covered 374,740 hectares (ha) and planted forest covered 5,260 hectares (ha). Of the naturally regenerating forest 69% was reported to be [[primary forest]] (consisting of native tree species with no clearly visible indications of human activity) and around 5% of the forest area was found within protected areas. For the year 2015, 100% of the forest area was reported to be under [[State ownership|public ownership]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/a6e225da-4a31-4e06-818d-ca3aeadfd635/content |title=Terms and Definitions FRA 2025 Forest Resources Assessment, Working Paper 194 |publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |year=2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020, Brunei Darussalam |url=https://fra-data.fao.org/assessments/fra/2020/BRN/home/overview |website=Food Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}}</ref>

The [[climate of Brunei]] is [[tropical climate|tropical]] equatorial that is a [[tropical rainforest climate]]<ref name=cia /> more subject to the [[Intertropical Convergence Zone]] than the [[trade wind]]s and with no or rare [[cyclone]]s. Brunei is exposed to the risks stemming from climate change along with other [[ASEAN]] member states.<ref>{{cite web |author=Indra Overland |date=2017 |title=Impact of Climate Change on ASEAN International Affairs: Risk and Opportunity Multiplier |publisher=Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and Myanmar Institute of International and Strategic Studies (MISIS) |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320622312 |access-date=24 April 2019 |archive-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728065717/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320622312_Impact_of_Climate_Change_on_ASEAN_International_Affairs_Risk_and_Opportunity_Multiplier |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Overland |first1=Indra |last2=Sagbakken |first2=Haakon Fossum |last3=Chan |first3=Hoy-Yen |last4=Merdekawati |first4=Monika |last5=Suryadi |first5=Beni |last6=Utama |first6=Nuki Agya |last7=Vakulchuk |first7=Roman |title=The ASEAN climate and energy paradox |journal=Energy and Climate Change |date=December 2021 |volume=2 |page=100019 |doi=10.1016/j.egycc.2020.100019 |hdl=11250/2734506 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>