Brunei
/ˈbruːnaɪ/- a small oil-rich sultanate on the NW coast of Borneo, pop. 388,200 (est. 2009); languages, Malay (official), English (official), Chinese; capital, Bandar Seri Begawan.文莱（婆罗洲岛西北沿海的一个拥有丰富石油资源的苏丹小国, 2009年估计人口388,200; 语言有马来语［官方语］、英语［官方语］、汉语; 首都斯里巴加湾港）。
in the 16th century Brunei dominated Borneo and parts of the Philippines, but its power declined as that of the Portuguese and Dutch grew, and in 1888 it was placed under British protection. It became a fully independent Commonwealth state in 1984.
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