Brunei

26 Oct 2024 13:20:17 pm

Tags : Brunei

Topic: Southeast Asia

Why in the news?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, as part of a two-nation tour this week, which will also take him to Singapore.
Building trade and technological ties will be at the top of the agenda.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to hold discussion on space cooperation with Brunei’s Prime Minister Hassanal Bolkiah

Source: The Hindu

About Brunei:

It is an independent Islamic sultanate on the northern coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.
It is bounded to the north by the South China Sea and on all other sides by the East Malaysian state of Sarawak.
The western segment is the larger of the two and contains the capital city of Bandar Seri Begawan.
Brunei achieved independence in 1984, having been a British protectorate since 1888.
It is a member of the Commonwealth and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations).
It consists of a narrow coastal plain in the north, which gives way to rugged hills in the south.
Its highest point is Pagon Peak (1,850 m.), in the southeast.
It is drained by the Belait, Tutong, and Brunei rivers in the western segment and by the Pandaruan and Temburong rivers in the east; all flow generally northward to the South China Sea. The Belait is the largest river in the country.
The soils of Brunei are deeply weathered, highly leached, and generally infertile.