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Now an energy-rich sultanate, for centuries a important trading port in the South China Sea, Brunei has taken a different direction than its Persian Gulf peers. Immigration is restricted, and Brunei’s hydrocarbon wealth is invested conservatively, mostly outside the country. Today home to some 393,000 inhabitants and comprising 5,765 square kilometers in area, Brunei first appears in the historical record at the end of the 10th century. After the Spanish attack of 1578, Brunei struggled to regain and expand its control on coastal West Borneo and to remain within the trading networks of the South China Sea. It later fell under British sway, and a residency was established in 1906, but it to...
Form of address and sociocultural aspects of Malay language spoken in Brunei.
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On addresses, essays, and lectures of Malay Language in Brunei.
Derrière le cliché d'une riche monarchie pétrolière se cache l'une des plus anciennes royautés du Sud-Est asiatique, dont l'histoire mérite d'être – scientifiquement – contée. Mais l'intérêt du Brunei Darussalam ne s'arrête pas là : au seuil du IIIe millénaire, le Sultanat (400 000 habitants sur 5 765 km2) a réussi son intégration dans le concert des nations quand ses choix socio-économiques sont à l'opposé de ceux de ses pairs, les émirats du golfe persique. Membre actif de l'ASEAN, il n'a pas hésité à apporter une aide financière substantielle à ses partenaires régionaux (crise de 1997-1999, passage du cyclone Nargis), tout en intervenant dans les opérations d...
History of mosques in Brunei.