Brunei—Profile
(2001 pop. 344,000). Negara Brunei Darussalam, the official title assumed by the former British protectorate upon full statehood in 1984, closely resembles a Southeast Asian equi...
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Islam—Brunei
As a Malay Islamic kingdom, independent Brunei Darussalam has undergone a profound Islamization of institutions and society. The temporal leader and head of religion in Brunei, the...
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Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Universiti Brunei Darussalam was established in October 1985 with an inaugural class of 176 students. It is the only university in Brunei Darussalam. Its emergence can be...
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Brunei Darussalam
Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace
Negara Brunei Darussalam
CAPITAL: Bandar Seri Begawan
FLAG: On a yellow field extend two diagonal stripes of white and black, with the state emblem c...
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Brunei
Negara Brunei Darussalam (or Brunei) is a small country of 5,765 square kilometers (2,226 square miles), with a population of 358,098. About two-thirds of this population is ethnic Malay. Its c...
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Brunei
POPULATION 350,898MUSLIM 67 percentBUDDHIST 13 percentCHRISTIAN 10 percentOTHER 10 percent
Country Overview
Introduction
Negara Brunei Darussalam is a tiny, oil-rich sultanate of 2,226 squ...
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Area: 5,765 sq km (2,226 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 375,000Capital:
Bandar Seri Begawan
Head of state and government: Sultan and Prime Minister
Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzaddin
Waddaulah
The ...
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A two-week lavish wedding celebration for the daughter of Brunei's sultan _ one of the world's richest men _ culminated Sunday in a ceremony steeped in the royal tradition of this tiny, oil-rich na...
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A man was convicted Monday in a marriage scam discovered after an immigrant told authorities that hundreds of people won permanent residency illegally by paying to be fraudulently married to Americ...
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Phnom Penh (dpa) - Cambodian authorities said Monday they have
stepped up security ahead of Monday's scheduled football match
against Malaysia's Under-17 side, after a brief...
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Brunei topped the list of Asia's richest economies by per capita income and Hong Kong emerged as the biggest spender, according to a study released Monday.Nepal, meanwhile, was the region's poorest...
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Brunei minister cautious about int'l gas cartel
TOKYO - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akira
Amari and visiting Brunei Energy Minister Yahya bin Begawan shared a
...
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Southeast Asian nations and the European Union agreed Friday to start free trade talks, a breakthrough after more than two years of wrangling over military-ruled Myanmar's poor human rights record,...
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