Brunei

Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace Negara Brunei Darussalam (Rumi) نڬارا بروني دارالسلام (Jawi)
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Motto:  الدائمون المحسنون بالهدى Sentiasa membuat kebajikan dengan petunjuk Allah "Always in service with God's guidance"
Anthem:  Allah Peliharakan Sultan God Bless the Sultan
Location of  Brunei  (green) in ASEAN  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]
Capital and largest city	Bandar Seri Begawan 4°53.417′N 114°56.533′E / 4.890283°N 114.942217°E / 4.890283; 114.942217
Official languages	Malay
Recognised	English
Other languages and local dialects	Brunei Malay Jawi Malay Tutong dialect Kedayan dialect Belait dialect Minnan Hakka Cantonese Indigenous languages Murut Dusun Brunei Bisaya
Official scripts	Malay alphabet Jawi alphabet
Ethnic groups (2004)	66.3% Malays 11.2% Chinese 3.4% Indigenous Borneon 2.3% Indians 16.8% others
Religion	Sunni Islam
Demonym	Bruneian
Government	Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy
• Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan	Hassanal Bolkiah
• Crown Prince	Al-Muhtadee Billah
• State Mufti	Abdul Aziz Juned
Legislature	Legislative Council
Formation
• Sultanate	c.1368
• Empire	15th – 19th century
• Castilian War	16 April 1578 – 26 June 1578
• British protectorate	1888
• Japanese occupation of British Borneo	16 December 1941 – 10 September 1945
• 1959 Constitution	29 September 1959
• Independence from the United Kingdom	1 January 1984
• National Day	23 February 1984
Area
• Total	5,765 km2 (2,226 sq mi) (172nd)
• Water (%)	8.6
Population
• Jul 2013 estimate	415,717 (175th)
• Density	72.11/km2 (186.8/sq mi) (134th)
GDP (PPP)	2015 estimate
• Total	$25.245 billion (116th)
• Per capita	$54,537 (10th)
GDP (nominal)	2015 estimate
• Total	$17.060 billion (111th)
• Per capita	$36,855 (22nd)
HDI (2014)	0.856 very high · 31st
Currency	Brunei dollar (BND)
Time zone	Brunei Darussalam Time (UTC+8)
Drives on the	left
Calling code	+673
ISO 3166 code	BN
Internet TLD	.bn
^ Under Article 82: "Official language" of the Constitution of Brunei, Malay is the official language. ^ Under Article 82: "Official language" of the Constitution of Brunei, English is used in official documents (official documents are bilingual; Malay and English). ^ Also 080 from East Malaysia.

Coordinates: 4°30′N 114°40′E / 4.500°N 114.667°E / 4.500; 114.667

in ASEAN  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]

Brunei (ⁱ/bruːˈnaɪ/, broo-NYE), officially the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace (Malay: Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: نڬارا بروني دارالسلام‎), is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea, the country is completely surrounded by the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. It is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang. Brunei is the only sovereign state completely on the island of Borneo; the remainder of the island's territory is divided between the nations of Malaysia and Indonesia. Brunei's population was 408,786 in July 2012.

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