Dec 14, 2011 - Borneo - Brunei - Day 10 & 11 - Brunei, a Rich, Islamic, small, and very Friendly country

Hello from Brunei. Brunei Darussalam is one of the smallest non-island countries on earth. It is one of the most ancient sovereign states in South-east Asia and references to Poli, Puni or Bunlai, believed to be Brunei’s early names. Brunei is situated between Sarawak and Saba and is its own country and has its own currency - the Brunei dollar. Brunei was the seat of a powerful sultanate that wielded power over the whole of Borneo and the southern Philippines in 1888, it became a British Protectorate and a British resident was installed in...