| Country Name | Brunei |
| Full Country Name | Brunei Darussalam |
| Local - Long | Negara Brunei Darussalam |
| Local - Short | Brunei |
| Etymology- history of name | derivation of the name is unclear; according to legend, MUHAMMAD SHAH, who would become the first sultan of Brunei, upon discovering what would become Brunei exclaimed "Baru nah," which roughly translates as "there" or "that's it" |
| Government Type | absolute monarchy or sultanate |
| Capital Name | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Capital - geographic coordinate | 4 53 N, 114 56 E |
| Capital Time Difference | UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Independence | 1 January 1984 (from the UK) |
| National Holiday | National Day, 23 February (1984); note - 1 January 1984 was the date of independence from the UK, 23 February 1984 was the date of independence from British protection |
| Constitution | drafted 1954 to 1959, signed 29 September 1959; amended 1984, 2004, 2011; note - some constitutional provisions suspended since 1962 under a state of emergency, others suspended since independence in 1984 |
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