Travel memories before the pandemic Brunei Darussalam (Malay: Negara Brunei Darussalam), or Brunei for short,

Travel memories before the pandemic

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Brunei Darussalam (Malay: Negara Brunei Darussalam), abbreviated as Brunei, is located on the northern shore of Borneo in Southeast Asia, and together with Sarawak and Sabah in Malaysia, known as the three States of North Borneo, is an absolute monarchy. The population is 459,500 (2019), of which 65.8% are Malays and 10.2% are Chinese. The state religion is Islam. The capital is the city of Bandar Seri Begawan. Brunei's economy is in a good position, ranking fifth in Asia in 2014 for GDP per capita and second in Asia after the Gulf (after Singapore), producing and exporting about 67% of GDP from oil and gas, and having a well-developed social welfare system that does not require taxation.