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  • Negara Brunei
  • 5,765 km2
  • Bandar Begawan
  • Brunei Dollar
  • 388,190
  • January 1

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  • 39 30 N, 8 00 W
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Introduction

Brunei has the second highest Human Development Index among the South East Asia nations, after Singapore and is classified as a Developed Country. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Brunei is ranked 4th in the world by gross domestic product at purchasing power parity.

Bandar Seri BegawanDate

Seri Begawan was named after the Sultan's late father Sir Omar Ali Saifuddien on 5 October 1970, its original name being Bandar Brunei. Begawan is a name given to Bruneian monarchs who have abdicated, originally coming from the Sanskrit word for "god": bhagavan. Seri also comes from the honorific Sanskrit word Sri. Bandar, comes from Persian via Indian languages and means "port" or "haven" (bandar means "town" in Malay).