Brunei, the full name of Brunei Darussalam, also known as the Brunei Islamic monarchy (Malay: Negara Brunei Darussalam; Negara meaning "country" and Darussalam meaning "peace state", meaning vigilance, and Seeking stability), is an autocratic monarchy.
Brunei is located in southeastern Asia, northwest of the island of Kalimantan, north of China's South China Sea, Southeast and West on three sides with Malaysia's Sarawak state border, and Sarawak state Linmeng separated into two parts are not connected. The coastline of about 162 km, 33 islands, with a total area of 5765 square kilometers. Is a tropical rain forest climate.
Brunei ancient name of Bo mud. The introduction of Islam in the mid-14th century, the establishment of the Sultanate. 1888 became the British protectorate, in 1941 by the Japanese occupation, in 1946 the British resumption of Brunei control. January 1, 1984 completely independent.
Brunei is a country with crude oil and natural gas as the main economic pillar, accounting for 50% of the country's gross domestic product. In Southeast Asia, oil reserves and production second only to Indonesia, ranking No. 2. Brunei is one of the richest countries in the world, 2011 per capita GDP of 48,333 US dollars, ranking sixth in the world.
