Brunei darussalam erin

1. Brunei Darussalam
Geography, Brief History, Form of
Government, Economic System
By: Erin Umi Rohana

3. • Background:
The Sultanate of Brunei's heyday occurred between the 15th
and 17th centuries, when its control extended over coastal
areas of northwest Borneo and the southern Philippines.
Brunei subsequently entered a period of decline brought on
by internal strife over royal succession, colonial expansion of
European powers, and piracy.
In 1888, Brunei became a British protectorate; independence
was achieved in 1984. Brunei benefits from extensive
petroleum and natural gas fields, the source of one of the
highest per capita GDPs in the less developed countries. The
same family has now ruled in Brunei for over six centuries.

4. Geography of Brunei Darussalam
• Brunei Darussalam is a sovereign country in
South east Asia that is located on the northern
coast of the island of Borneo. The country has
an area of 5,765 km² which occupies the
island of Borneo with coastline touches the
whole South China Sea

5. Brief History
• Brunei is a country among the oldest kingdoms in
the Malay world. The existence of this old Brunei
to records obtained by Arab, Chinese and oral
tradition.
• Islam began to grow very rapidly in the sultanate
of Brunei since Syarif Ali was appointed as the
sultan of Brunei 3rd in the year 1425 AD the word
Darussalam, the term in Arabic is "a peaceful
place" or "home security", embedded in the 15th
century by sultan 3rd Sharif Ali.

6. Form of Government
• Kingdom of Brunei Darussalam is a country that
has a style of government Absolute Monarchy
with the sultan, who served as head of state and
head of government, serves as prime minister
and Minister of Defence, assisted by the advisory
council sultanate and several ministers.
• Brunei does not have a legislative council, but in
September 2000 the Sultan convened to
determine the parliament that was never held
again since 1984. Brunei became one of the most
stable country in terms of politics in Asia.

7. Economic System
• As the Islamic State of Brunei embraced liberal
economic system in which the economy is set by
the government and the country's assets or
wealth controlled by a combination of the royal
party (domestic) and foreign / private.
• Resources of Brunei largely derived from sales /
exports of oil and natural gas for approximately
the last 80 years, more than 50% of gross
domestic product is derived from petroleum and
natural gas

8. • Brunei's small, wealthy economy is a mixture of
foreign and domestic entrepreneurship,
government regulation, welfare measures, and
village tradition. Crude oil and natural gas
production account for about 90% of its GDP.
About 167,000 barrels (26,600 m3) of oil are
produced every day, making Brunei the fourth-
largest producer of oil in Southeast Asia. It also
produces approximately 25.3 million cubic metres
(890×106 cu ft) of liquified natural gas per day,
making Brunei the ninth-largest exporter of the
substance in the world.