Brunei Darussalam, (
pronounced
/bru:ˈnaɪ/
in English) officially the State of Brunei, Abode of Peace (
Malay
:
Negara Brunei Darussalam
,
Jawi
: برني دارالسلام ), is a country 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 in fact it is separated into two parts by
Limbang
, which is part of Sarawak.
Brunei, the remnant of a very powerful
sultanate
, regained its independence from the
United Kingdom
on
January
. |