ocr: BRUNEI 45 Official Name: The Sultanate of Brunei Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan Currency: Brunei dollar Population: 300,000 Official Language: Malay LYING ON THE NORTHWESTERN coast of the island ofl Borneo, Brunei is divided in two by a strip - oft the surounding Malaysian state of Sarawak. The 2 interior: is mostly rainforest. Independent from Brunei Palace, Bandar the UK. since Oil 1984, and Brunei gas is reserves ruledby have decree C - N BEGAWAN Bay Seri Begawan of the Sultan. Itis undergoing increasing - L > BANDARS SERI Islamization. brought one of the world's highest standards of living. ...
