Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace

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Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace is a small, wealthy, oil-rich sultanate on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia, known for its absolute monarchy and high standard of living.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf absolute monarchy
sovereign state
borderedBy Malaysia
callingCode +673
capital Bandar Seri Begawan
continent Asia
conventionalLongName Brunei Darussalam
currency Brunei dollar
currencyCode BND
demonym Bruneian
drivingSide left
economicBasis natural gas production
petroleum industry
governmentType unitary Islamic absolute monarchy
hasCoastlineOn South China Sea
headOfGovernment Hassanal Bolkiah
headOfState Hassanal Bolkiah
independenceDate 1984-01-01
independenceFrom United Kingdom
internetTLD .bn
ISO3166-1Alpha2 BN
ISO3166-1Alpha3 BRN
knownFor high standard of living
large oil and gas reserves
welfare state policies
largestCity Bandar Seri Begawan
legalSystem mixed common law and Islamic law
locatedOn Borneo
majorReligion Sunni Islam
memberOf Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Commonwealth of Nations
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
United Nations
monarch Hassanal Bolkiah
nationalMotto Always in service with God's guidance
nationalReligionPolicy Malay Islamic Monarchy ideology
officialLanguage Malay
officialName Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace
recognizedLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
region Southeast Asia
religionOfficial Islam
shortName Brunei
linked to: Brunei Darussalam
stateReligion Islam
timeZone UTC+08:00
titleOfHeadOfGovernment Prime Minister of Brunei
titleOfHeadOfState Sultan of Brunei
UNM49Code 096

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Bruneian associatedWithOfficialNameOfCountry Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace
Flag of Brunei containsInscription “Brunei Darussalam” in Arabic
linked to: Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace
Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace officialName Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace