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Brunei

Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. Apart from its coastline on the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, with its territory bifurcated by the Sarawak district of Limbang.

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Currency
Brunei dollar (BND)
Demonym
Bruneian
Ethnic groups (2025)
73.5% Malay · 9.7% Chinese · 16.8% others
GDP (nominal)
2025 estimate
GDP .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(PPP)
2026 estimate
Government
Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy

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Brunei

Nodes381
Edges380
Triples578
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005249
Components1

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Brunei

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related to War with Spain and decline · 51
Brunei → Aceh, Ache, Antonio Pigafetta, Battle, Bendahara, Borneo, Brunei's, Bruneian, Buddhist, Christianised, European, European Christian, He, Hindu Tondo, However, In, Kota Batu, Lepanto, Loue, Magellan
related to Media · 33
Brunei → Apart, Astro-Kristal, Borneo Bulletin, Brunei Press PLC, DVB-T, English, Freedom House, Harmony FM, It, Kristal FM, Malay, Media, Media Permata, National FM, Nonetheless, Not Free, Nur Islam FM, Pelangi FM, Pelita Brunei, Pilihan FM
related to history · 32
Brunei → AD, Arabic, Areas, Austroasiatic, Austronesian, BC, Boni, Borneo, Borneo's Northwest, Bruneian, Buddhist Srivijaya, Cambodia, Century, Chinese, European, Funan Civilization, Great Java, Great Khan, In, Indian
related to Japanese occupation · 32
Brunei → After, Allied, Battalion, Batu Lintang, Both, British, British Resident, Cam Ranh Bay, Dato Laila Utama Awang, December, Ernest Edgar Pengilly, Haji Ibrahim, Ibrahim, Inche Ibrahim, Japanese, Japanese Governor, Kawaguchi Detachment, Kuala Belait, Kuching, Once
related to Etymology · 31
Brunei → Abode, According, AD, Arabic, ASEAN, Awang Alak Betatar, Baru, Barunai, Before, Borneo, Brunei Darussalam, Brunei River, Bruneian Empire, Buddhist, Commonwealth, Experts, Garang, Geographical Names, He, In
related to Post-World War II · 29
Brunei → After World War II, April, Australian, BARIP, Before, BMA, British High Commissioner, British Military Administration, Bruneian, Civil Administration, Governor, It, Japanese, July, Malays, North Borneo, Sabah, Sarawak, Seria, Singapore
related to Writing of the Constitution · 27
Brunei → Brunei Town, Colonies, Commissioner-General, Constitution, Constitution Agreement, High Commissioner, III, In July, In March, In May, It, London, On, Resident, Secretary, September, Sir Alan Lennox-Boyd, Sir Robert Scott, Southeast Asia, State
related to Demographics · 26
Brunei → Australia, Belait, Bisaya/Visaya, Brunei Bisaya, Bruneian Malay, Cambodia, Chinese, Dusun, Ethnicities, In, India, Japan, Kedayan, Lun Bawang, Malay, Most, Murut, Muslim, Philippines, South Korea
related to Geography · 22
Brunei → About, Bandar Seri Begawan, Belait, Borneo, British Army, Brunei-Muara, European, In Belait District, It, July, Kuala Belait, Malaysia, Muara, Other, Panaga, Royal Dutch Shell, Seria, South China Sea, Southeast Asian, Temburong District
related to Discovery of oil · 19
Brunei → April, August, Brunei Shell Petroleum Company, Brunei's, Cochrane, Company, In, July, Marriot, Oil, Petroleum, S-1, Seria, Seria Well Number, Seria Well Number One, The, The British Malayan Petroleum, They, Two

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sultan state also borneo british country japanese malay government brunei's sarawak asia southeast bruneian united war bolkiah islam constitution asian

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BruneiCalling code+673.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}[c]1.00infobox
BruneiCapitaland largest cityBandar Seri Begawan .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-…1.00infobox
BruneiCurrencyBrunei dollar (BND)1.00infobox
BruneiDemonymBruneian1.00infobox
BruneiEthnic groups (2025)73.5% Malay1.00infobox
BruneiEthnic groups (2025)9.7% Chinese1.00infobox
BruneiEthnic groups (2025)16.8% others1.00infobox
BruneiGDP (nominal)2025 estimate1.00infobox
BruneiGDP .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(PPP)2026 estimate1.00infobox
BruneiGovernmentUnitary Islamic absolute monarchy1.00infobox
BruneiHDI (2023)0.837 @media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-the…1.00infobox
BruneiInternet TLD.bn1.00infobox
BruneiISO 3166 codeBN1.00infobox
BruneiLegislatureLegislative Council[a]1.00infobox
BruneiOfficial languageMalay1.00infobox
BruneiOfficial scriptsRumi1.00infobox
BruneiOfficial scriptsJawi1.00infobox
BruneiOther languages and dialectsBrunei Malay1.00infobox
BruneiOther languages and dialectsEnglish1.00infobox
BruneiOther languages and dialectsTutong1.00infobox
BruneiOther languages and dialectsKedayan1.00infobox
BruneiOther languages and dialectsBelait1.00infobox
BruneiOther languages and dialectsMurut1.00infobox
BruneiOther languages and dialectsDusun1.00infobox
BruneiOther languages and dialectsBrunei Bisaya1.00infobox
BruneiOther languages and dialectsChinese (Hokkien, Hakka Chinese, Standard Chinese and Cantonese)1.00infobox
BruneiOther languages and dialectsIndian1.00infobox
BruneiReligion (2023)80.7% Sunni Islam (official)1.00infobox
BruneiReligion (2023)10.7% Christianity1.00infobox
BruneiReligion (2023)7.8% Buddhism1.00infobox

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