"Brunei has been led by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah since 1967, and the country's unicameral legislature,
the Legislative Council, is simply consultative and are all appointed by the Sultan.
The country's wealth derives from its extensive petroleum and natural gas fields.
Economic growth during the 1990s and 2000s has transformed Brunei into an industrialised country, with its GDP increasing 56% between 1999 and 2008.
Political stability is maintained by the House of Bolkiah by providing a welfare state for its citizens,
with free or significant subsidies in regards to housing, healthcare and education.
It ranks "very high" on the Human Development Index (HDI)—the second-highest among Southeast Asian states after Singapore, "
"In the country's full name, Negara Brunei Darussalam, darussalam (Arabic: دار السلام) means "abode of peace."
"Areas comprising what is now Brunei participated in the Maritime Jade Road, as ascertained by archaeological research.
The trading network existed for 3,000 years,
between 2000 BC to 1000 AD."
"Marco Polo suggested in his memoirs that the Great Khan or the ruler of the Mongol Empire, attempted and failed many times in invading "Great Java" which was the European name for Bruneian controlled Borneo."
"In March 1578, a fresh Spanish fleet had arrived from Mexico and settled at the Philippines. They were led by De Sande, acting as Capitán-General. He organised an expedition from Manila for Brunei, consisting of
400 Spaniards and Mexicans, 1,500 Filipino natives, and 300 Borneans.
The campaign was one of many, which also included action in Mindanao and Sulu
The racial make-up of the Christian side was diverse since it were usually made up of Mestizos, Mulattoes and Amerindians (Aztecs, Mayans and Incans)
who were gathered and sent from Mexico and were led by Spanish officers who had worked together with native Filipinos in military campaigns across the Southeast Asia.
The Muslim side was also equally racially diverse. In addition to the native Malay warriors, the Ottomans had repeatedly sent military expeditions to nearby Aceh.
The expeditions were composed mainly of Turks, Egyptians, Swahilis, Somalis, Sindhis, Gujaratis and Malabars.
These expeditionary forces had also spread to other nearby Sultanates such as Brunei and had taught new fighting tactics and
techniques on how to forge cannons."
"The British Malayan Petroleum Company (now Brunei Shell Petroleum Company) was formed on 22 July 1922.
The first offshore well was drilled in 1957."
"The Japanese invaded Brunei on 16 December 1941, eight days after their attack on Pearl Harbor on the United States Navy.
They landed 10,000 troops of the Kawaguchi Detachment from Cam Ranh Bay at Kuala Belait. After six days' fighting, they occupied the entire country. "
"Brunei gained its independence from the United Kingdom on
1, January 1984"
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October 2013, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah announced his intention to impose Penal Code from Sharia on the country's Muslims, which make up roughly two-thirds of the country's population.
This would be implemented in three phases, culminating in 2016, and making Brunei the first and
only country in East Asia
to introduce Sharia into its penal code,
excluding the subnational Indonesian special territory of Aceh.
The move attracted international criticism, the United Nations expressing "deep concern".
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