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Brunei

Brunei (brOOnī') [key]or Brunei Darussalam (där"usuläm') [key], officially State of Brunei Darussalam, sultanate (2005 est. pop. 372,400), 2,226 sq mi (5,765 sq km), NW Borneo, on the South China Sea. Its two sections, separated by Brunei Bay, are surrounded by Sarawak, Malaysia. The capital and major port of Brunei is Bandar Seri Begawan. (formerly Brunei; 1991 est. pop. 46,229).

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