Brunei Darussalam

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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.

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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 American
surface form: 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 Borneo
surface form: island of Borneo
majorEconomicSector natural gas industry
petroleum industry
majorReligion Sunni Islam
memberOf Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Commonwealth countries
surface form: Commonwealth of Nations

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
United Nations
nationalAnthem Allah Peliharakan Sultan
nationalMotto Always in service with God’s guidance
officialLanguage Malay
officialName Brunei Darussalam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace
recognizedLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
regionalOrganization Association of Southeast Asian Nations
surface form: ASEAN
sharesCurrencyWith Singapore
shortName Brunei Darussalam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Brunei
stateReligion Islam
timeZone UTC+08:00
titleOfHeadOfGovernment Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of Brunei
titleOfHeadOfState Hassanal Bolkiah
surface form: Sultan of Brunei
UNMemberStateSince 1984
usesLegalSystem English common law
Sharia law

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Kelabit countryOfDiaspora Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
ruddy kingfisher distribution Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Zapin Brunei countryOfOrigin Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Penan locatedIn Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Penan country Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
East Malaysia borders Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
takaful regulatedIn Brunei Darussalam
subject surface form: Takaful
this entity surface form: Brunei
Horsfield's fruit bat nativeTo Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Burmese diaspora hasSignificantCommunityIn Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Sama language spokenIn Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity hasMember Brunei Darussalam
ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity operatesIn Brunei Darussalam
Malay ethnicGroupOf Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Malay associatedCountry Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Malay recognizedAsIndigenousIn Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Malay historicalPolity Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei Sultanate
Malay demographicMajorityIn Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Brunei Revolt location Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Brunei Revolt country Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Brunei Revolt opponent Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Sultanate of Brunei
British North Borneo predecessor Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei Sultanate
Gulf of Thailand–South China Sea passages hasAdjacentCountry Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Sama-Bajau peoples locatedIn Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Sama people ethnicGroupOf Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Minnan language spokenIn Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Hoklo people hasDiaspora Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Crown Colony of Sarawak borderedBy Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo countryServed Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo appliesToJurisdiction Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Bruneian countryOfCitizenship Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Bruneian associatedWith Brunei Darussalam
Bruneian associatedWithOfficialNameOfCountry Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Negara Brunei Darussalam
Bruneian Canadian hasOrigin Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Bruneian Canadian hasAncestralOrigin Brunei Darussalam
Bruneian Canadian mayMaintainTiesWith Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Hoklo language spokenIn Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Bruneian Malay countryOfOrigin Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Bruneian Malay nativeTo Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Bruneian Malay dominantIn Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Bruneian Malay majorEthnicGroupIn Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Bruneian Malay recognizedAsIndigenousIn Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Bruneian Malay associatedWithState Brunei Darussalam
Bruneian Malay associatedWithMonarchy Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Sultanate of Brunei
Phallostethidae distribution Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
1st Battalion 7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles garrison Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Malesia hasPart Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
BND country Brunei Darussalam
BND country Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
BND usedIn Brunei Darussalam
BND legalTenderIn Brunei Darussalam