Brunei
Capital · Bandar Seri Begawan
Rainforest sultanate — gilded mosques and the stilt village of Kampong Ayer.
Brunei at a glance
- Capital
- Bandar Seri Begawan
- Region
- Southeast Asia, island of Borneo
- Currency
- Brunei dollar (BND)
- Languages
- Malay
- Dialling code
- +673
- Community
- Africans in Brunei
Public holidays & key dates in Brunei
Dates shift year to year where a holiday follows a lunar or religious calendar. Check locally before you book flights or count on offices being open.
Visas for African passports
Entry rules for Brunei differ sharply depending on which African passport you hold — visa-free for some nationalities, e-visa for others, embassy application for the rest.
The AfricAsia Passport Index checks every African passport against this destination, with the current route and a plain-language note on what officers ask for.
Check your passport →Ask before you land
Rent, agents, hospitals, halal and African groceries, church and mosque, where people actually meet on a Sunday — the answers live with the people already there.
The Brunei channel in the Hub is free, open, and moderated by members who live in the country.
Open the Brunei channel →