BRUNEI DARASSALAM

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BRUNEI DARASSALAM. A country in South-East Asia, in the island of Borneo (a variant of the same name). Member of the COMMONWEALTH. Languages: Malay, English (both official), Chinese. Brunei was a British protectorate from 1888 and gained its independence in 1984.

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