Overview :
Brunei Photos
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sparkling jewel on the island of Borneo, along the shores of the South
China Sea, the land of Brunei Darussalam is an Islamic Sultanate blessed
with a royal heritage of 600 years. The Sultanate of Brunei on the
northwest corner of the island of Borneo is embraced and at one point
even split in two by the Malaysian state of Sarawak. This tiny Islamic
state is especially known for the legendary wealth of its Sultan, and for
being one of the richest countries in Southeast Asia, with a very high
standard of living. Education and healthcare are free; houses, cars, and
even pilgrimages to Mecca are subsidized. There’s no tax on personal
income and the average per capita income among the highest in the world.
In the sixteenth century Brunei was the seat of power to an empire that
covered all of Borneo and even captured large parts of the Philippines
and Manila for a brief period.
Today the Sultanate of Brunei lost most of its territory but is
nonetheless thriving on massive oil and gas reserves. |
The capital, Bandar Seri Begawan, is an
ostensive display of modern architecture, but the rest of the country has
remained unchanged for centuries and is luckily quite unspoiled. Because
of the oil, Brunei has never needed to exploit its forestry to any great
degree, with the result that tropical forests still covers around seventy
percent of the total land area. The coast caters for with sandy beaches
and azure waters and mangrove swamps There are quaint villages amongst
majestic monuments to be found, remnants of over 1200 years of an exotic
and rich culture.
The Islamic ban on alcohol and the fact that nightlife is virtually
non-existent make this country an Ideal destination for those that love
rest and outdoor adventure. Brunei's has an equatorial climate with lots
of rainfall and humidity at an average temperature of 28 degrees Celsius.
(by
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Photo Gallery : Brunei
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