Whoever came by, Brunei is officially known as the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace. I guess for anybody wondering where Peace lives, there's your answer. In addition to being where Peace and his homies hang, Brunei 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, it is completely surrounded by the state of Sarawak, Malaysia; and it is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang. It 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.Brunei used to be a kick-ass power in the region, with an empire and everything:
At the peak of Bruneian Empire, Sultan Bolkiah (reigned 1485–1528) is alleged to have had control over the northern regions of Borneo, including modern-day Sarawak and Sabah, as well as the Sulu archipelago off the northeast tip of Borneo, Seludong (modern-day Manila), and the islands off the northwest tip of Borneo. The maritime state was visited by Spain's Magellan Expedition in 1521 and fought against Spain in 1578's Castille War.The Europeans came, they took shit away, Brunei became a British possession in the 19th century. Comes World War II, the Japanese come, seriously mess everything up. After the war, back to the British. Independence in 1984. Because the nation has really serious oil and natural gas reserves, it is a wealthy nation. It's a good-looking country, as most south Pacific islands are, but not a lot of tourism, at least as a share of GDP.
Purdy, right?
Anyway, a big Eff You welcome to Brunei. Y'all come back now, hear?
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