The wealthy, oil-rich Islamic sultanate of Brunei Darussalam, on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, has its sultan as both head of state and head of government.
In 2002, when the Indonesian government granted greater autonomy, Aceh adopted the official name of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.
Aceh, also spelled Acheh, Achin, or Atjeh, in full Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam or English State of Aceh, Abode of Peace, autonomous daerah istimewa (special district) of Indonesia, with the status of propinsi (or provinsi; province), forming the northern extremity of the island of Sumatra.
Tucked between these two areas is the smallest and richest constituent, the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam – better known simply as Brunei.
An engineer in the Arup office in Darussalam, Brunei, say, can post a question in the appropriate Ovanet forum about the bending moment of a particular loaded beam, and be reasonably certain that, overnight, the problem will be taken up sequentially by colleagues in Arup offices around the world.
Brunei Darussalam, a name meaning Brunei, Abode of Peace--is a melancholy place.
Government Government of Brunei Darussalam The tiny sultanate's official web presence.
Gender equality has been made a key theme of the 2012 Olympics and, at last, all competing countries, including Brunei Darussalam, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, have female athletes.
That was probably a bit of a shock [to me]." The Pacific states of Brunei Darussalam, Fiji and Vanuatu have the lowest number of deaths from air pollution, the WHO found.
