

As of 2020 the country had a population of 460,345, of whom approximately 100,000 resided in the capital and largest city Bandar Seri Begawan. Brunei is the only sovereign state entirely on Borneo the remainder of the island is divided between Malaysia and Indonesia. Apart from its coastline on the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, with its territory bifurcated by the Sarawak district of Limbang.

'State of Brunei, the Abode of Peace' ), is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. Brunei ( / b r uː ˈ n aɪ/ ⓘ broo- NY, Malay: ⓘ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( Malay: Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: نݢارا بروني دارالسلام, lit.
