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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1959 Constitution of Brunei jurisdiction Brunei Darussalam
Sultan Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin country Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Sultan Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin monarchOf Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III country Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III monarchOf Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Toyota Motor Asia Pacific countryServed Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
RMAF Labuan Air Base locatedNear Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Hokkien spokenIn Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei
Rendang exportedTo Brunei Darussalam
this entity surface form: Brunei