Brunei Darussalam

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absolute monarchy sovereign state sultanate

Brunei Darussalam is a small, wealthy sultanate on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia, known for its vast oil and gas reserves and absolute monarchy.

Aliases (5)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	absolute monarchy → sovereign state → sultanate →
bordersCountry	Malaysia →
callingCode	+673 →
capital	Bandar Seri Begawan →
climate	tropical rainforest climate →
continent	Asia →
currency	Brunei dollar →
currencyCode	BND →
demonym	Bruneian →
drivesOn	left →
governmentType	unitary Islamic absolute monarchy →
hasCoastlineOn	South China Sea →
hasHigh	GDP per capita →
hasSignificantResource	crude oil → natural gas →
headOfGovernment	Hassanal Bolkiah →
headOfState	Hassanal Bolkiah →
independenceDate	1984-01-01 →
independenceFrom	United Kingdom →
internetTLD	.bn →
largestCity	Bandar Seri Begawan →
locatedIn	Southeast Asia →
locatedOn	island of Borneo →
majorEconomicSector	natural gas industry → petroleum industry →
majorReligion	Sunni Islam →
memberOf	Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation → Association of Southeast Asian Nations → Commonwealth of Nations → Organisation of Islamic Cooperation → United Nations →
nationalAnthem	Allah Peliharakan Sultan →
nationalMotto	Always in service with God’s guidance →
officialLanguage	Malay →
officialName	Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace →
recognizedLanguage	Arabic → Chinese → English →
regionalOrganization	ASEAN →
sharesCurrencyWith	Singapore →
shortName	Brunei →
stateReligion	Islam →
timeZone	UTC+08:00 →
titleOfHeadOfGovernment	Prime Minister of Brunei →
titleOfHeadOfState	Sultan of Brunei →
UNMemberStateSince	1984 →
usesLegalSystem	English common law → Sharia law →

Referenced by (96)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Allah Peliharakan Sultan ("Brunei") → Bandar Seri Begawan ("Brunei") → Brunei British protectorate ("Brunei") → Brunei dollar → Dayak peoples ("Brunei") →	country
ASEAN Regional Forum → Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation → Commonwealth countries ("Brunei") → Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) → Islamic Development Bank ("Brunei") →	hasMember
Greater North Borneo languages ("Brunei") → Hokkien language ("Brunei") → Malay ("Brunei") → Malayic languages ("Brunei") → Malayo-Polynesian languages ("Brunei") →	spokenIn
Malaysia ("Brunei") → Sarawak ("Brunei") → South China Sea ("Brunei") →	borderedBy
Commonwealth of Nations ("Brunei") → Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ("Brunei") → Western Pacific Region →	hasMemberState
Borneo ("Brunei") → Greater Sunda Islands ("Brunei") →	countryTerritory
British Armed Forces ("Brunei") → Headquarters British Army Brunei (elements) ("Brunei") →	garrison
Borneo campaign (1945) ("Brunei") → Headquarters British Army Brunei (elements) ("Brunei") →	location
ASEAN Secretariat → Secretary-General of ASEAN →	memberStatesServed
Malay peoples ("Brunei") → proboscis monkey ("Brunei") →	nativeTo
Malay peoples ("Brunei") → Minangkabau ("Brunei") →	significantPopulationIn
Brunei dollar → Straits dollar ("Brunei") →	usedIn
Spratly Islands →	alsoClaimedBy
baju Melayu ("Brunei") →	alsoWornIn
Islamic crescent ("Brunei") →	appearsOnFlagOf
ASEAN Free Trade Area →	appliesTo
.bn ("Brunei") →	assignedTo
Malay peoples ("Brunei Sultanate") →	associatedWith
Malay world ("Brunei Sultanate") →	associatedWithPolity
South China Sea ("Brunei") →	basinCountry
Bandar Seri Begawan ("Brunei") →	capitalOf
.bn →	ccTLDFor
Tan ("Brunei") →	commonInCountry
Labuan ("Brunei") →	connectedByFerryTo
Malay Archipelago ("Brunei") →	contains
Asia ("Brunei") →	containsCountry
Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998 ("Brunei") →	countryAffected
Malay world ("Brunei") →	countryIncludes
Borneo Confrontation ("Brunei") →	countryInvolved
Hassanal Bolkiah ("Brunei") →	countryOfCitizenship
Bruneian American ("Brunei") →	countryOfOrigin
Malaya and British Borneo dollar ("Brunei") →	countryOrRegionUsed
ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights →	countryServed
Bugis ("Brunei") →	diasporaCountry
South China Sea ("Brunei") →	disputedBy
Brunei British protectorate ("Brunei") →	flagBearerState
Southeast Asia ("Brunei") →	hasCountry
Greater North Borneo languages ("Brunei") →	hasGeographicDistribution
OPEC+ ("Brunei") →	hasKeyMember
Southeast Asia ("Bandar Seri Begawan") →	hasMajorCity
Shafi'i school ("Brunei") →	hasMajorRegion
ASEAN Political-Security Community →	hasMemberStates
Malay world ("Brunei") →	hasPart
ASEAN Summit ("Brunei") →	hasParticipant
Borneo →	hasRegion
Hassanal Bolkiah ("Brunei") →	headOfGovernmentOf
Hassanal Bolkiah ("Brunei") →	headOfStateOf
Borneo territories of the British Empire ("Brunei Protectorate") →	includedProtectorate
Borneo territories of the British Empire ("Brunei") →	includes
Maritime Southeast Asia ("Brunei") →	includesCountry
Singapore dollar ("Brunei") →	isWidelyAcceptedIn
Bandar Seri Begawan ("Brunei") →	largestCityOf
Brunei dollar →	legalTenderIn
Borneo ("Brunei") →	locatedInCountry
ASEAN Economic Community →	member
Association of Southeast Asian Nations ("Brunei") →	memberState
Hassanal Bolkiah ("Brunei") →	monarchOf
Brunei dollar →	officialCurrencyOf
Brunei Darussalam ("Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace") →	officialName
Malay ("Brunei") →	officialStatusIn
Borneo territories of the British Empire →	partiallyBecame
Hassanal Bolkiah ("Brunei") →	placeOfBirth
Haredi Jews ("Brunei") →	populationCenter
Nepali ("Brunei") →	primaryRegion
Dayak peoples ("Brunei") →	region
Kalimantan ("Brunei") →	sharesIslandWith
Brunei Darussalam ("Brunei") →	shortName
Spratly Islands ("Brunei") →	sovereigntyClaimedBy
Allah Peliharakan Sultan ("Brunei") →	subject
Borneo territories of the British Empire ("Brunei") →	successor
Brunei British protectorate ("Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace") →	successorState
Allah Peliharakan Sultan ("Brunei") →	symbolOf
Gurkha units ("Brunei") →	trainingLocation