Brunei
Oil-rich Borneo sultanate
Brunei is a small, oil-rich sultanate on the northern coast of Borneo in Southeast Asia.
Officially Brunei Darussalam, it is one of the world's wealthiest nations per capita, ruled by an absolute monarchy.
The country is predominantly Muslim, with Islamic law governing many aspects of daily life: Brunei's sultan has ruled since 1967.
Islamic house of worship
- shariaMuslim canonical jurisprudence
- halalPermitted under Islamic law
- MIBNetwork device data schema
- SunniIslam's largest branch adherent
Quran · minaret · Ramadan · zakat · Islamic law · alcohol ban · hijab · madrasa
Muslim royal ruler
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- palaceMonarch's official residence
- royaltyPayment for usage rights
throne · sovereignty · hereditary · succession · regalia · coronation · realm · nobility
Abundance of money
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- tax-freeExempt from duties
GDP · welfare · subsidies · free healthcare · free education · gold · Rolls-Royce · reserves
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- jungleDense tropical forest
- biodiversityRange of life forms
mangrove · orangutan · riverine · equatorial · endemic · conservation · ecotourism · longhouse
Slippery viscous fluid
- natural gasSubterranean hydrocarbon fuel
- petrodollarsRevenue from crude sales
- LNGCooled gas for transport
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
export · offshore · drilling · reserves · hydrocarbon · pipeline · extraction · petrochemical
Tropical peninsula and islands
- MalaysiaSoutheast Asian federation
- SingaporeSoutheast Asian city-state
- IndonesiaSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
- PhilippinesSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
regional · diplomacy · member state · trade · Asia-Pacific · APEC · summit · bilateral
Limited in size
- compactTightly packed together
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- tiny nationVery small sovereign state
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
city-state · Monaco · Singapore · land area · dense · miniature · pocket-sized
mosque
Islamic house of worship
Sunni · Quran · minaret · Ramadan · zakat · Islamic law · alcohol ban · hijab · madrasa · Friday prayer
sultan
Muslim royal ruler
royalty · throne · sovereignty · hereditary · succession · regalia · coronation · realm · nobility · court
affluence
Abundance of money
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
tax-free · GDP · welfare · subsidies · free healthcare · free education · gold · Rolls-Royce · reserves · petrodollars
rainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
biodiversity · mangrove · orangutan · riverine · equatorial · endemic · conservation · ecotourism · longhouse · hornbill
oil
Slippery viscous fluid
- natural gasSubterranean hydrocarbon fuel
- petrodollarsRevenue from crude sales
- LNGCooled gas for transport
refinery · export · offshore · drilling · reserves · hydrocarbon · pipeline · extraction · petrochemical · energy
Southeast Asia
Tropical peninsula and islands
- MalaysiaSoutheast Asian federation
- SingaporeSoutheast Asian city-state
- IndonesiaSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
Philippines · regional · diplomacy · member state · trade · Asia-Pacific · APEC · summit · bilateral · South China Sea
small
Limited in size
- compactTightly packed together
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- tiny nationVery small sovereign state
enclave · city-state · Monaco · Singapore · land area · dense · miniature · pocket-sized
- AsiaChina, India, Japan, Thailand, Korea
- countriesChina, Brazil, France, Germany, India
- islandsisland, isle, isles, islet, islets
- NationsChina, France, Japan, Germany, Mexico
- Southeast AsiaVietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia
- Asian regionsEast Asia, Indian subcontinent, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia
BruneiSwitzerland
Alpine republic, perpetually neutral
Iceland · Norway · Sweden · New Zealand · Costa Rica
BruneiChina
East Asian superpower
Russia · United States · superpowers · India · Indonesia