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Brunei (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 04 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 4.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 114 40 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 114.6667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Powerful and populous pre-Spanish state; visited by Magellan 1521; refuge for pirates; powerful Muslim sultanate 16th century, name "Borneo" used by Europeans for whole island; British control 19th-20th centuries; rejected membership in Federation of Malaysia 1963; official language is Malay, though English is widely spoken and used in official documents, and other non-Malay languages are spoken in the interior. |
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| Brunei (preferred,C,V,English,U,N)
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............ | National Official name |
| Brunei (French,U,N)
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| Brunei (Malay (specific)-P,U,N)
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| Negara Brunei Darussalam (C,V,O,Malay (specific),U,N)
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| Brunei Darussalam, Negara (C,V)
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| Brunei Darussalam (C,V,O,English-P,U,N)
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............ | UN Official name |
| Brunei Darussalam (Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Brunei Darussalam (Malay (specific),U,N)
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| Islamic Sultanate of Brunei (C,O,English,U,N)
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| State of Brunei Darussalam (C,O,English,U,N)
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| State of Brunei, Abode of Peace (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Brunéi (C,O,Spanish,U,N)
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| Brunéi Darussalam (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| Brunéi Darussalam (Spanish,U,N)
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| Бруней-Даруссалам (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| 文莱达鲁萨兰国 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| بروني دار اسًلام (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| BRN (C,O,ISO3L)
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| BN (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO096 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| BX00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Bruneian (C,O,English,U,A)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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fully independent in 1983 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| sultanate (C) |
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| constitutional monarchy (C) |
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| former territory/colony/dependent state (C) |
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| protectorate (H) |
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British, established 1888 |
| occupied territory (H) |
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by Japanese, December 1941-June 1945 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Bandar Seri Begawan .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Asia, Brunei, Brunei and Muara) [1065983] |
| historical connection .... |
Bruneian Empire .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Asia) [8711734] |
| member of .... |
Commonwealth of Nations .......... (association) |
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(World) [7005615] |
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joined association in 1984 |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1984 |
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