BRIEF HISTORY: LOCATED ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF BORNEO THIS SMALL COUNTRY AT ONE TIME CONTROLLED ALL OF BORNEO. THROUGH BATTLES IT LOST ALL EXCEPT THE SMALL AREA IT NOW CONTROLS. IN 1939 OIL WAS DISCOVERED. THEY COULD EXTRACT BUT UNDER BRITISH CONTROL IT HAD TO BE REFINED IN SINGAPORE. THIS CHANGED IN THE 50’S. THEY RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE CHINESE TO EXPAND THEIR REFINING FACILITIES.
THE COUNTRY IS CONTROLLED BY THE 7TH GENERATION SULTANATE. THE BENEVOLENT SULTAN MANDATES EDUCATION OF ALL INCLUDING COLLEGE, HEALTHCARE, RETIREMENT STIPEND, ETC. THE SULTAN MANDATES STRICT MUSLIM ADHERENCE INCLUDING NO DRINKING, SMOKING, DRUGS. THE SULTAN HAS AN ENORMOUS COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILES INCLUDING 2 GOLD ROLLS ROYCE. ALL ARE STORED IN THE PALACE AND WE WERE NOT INVITED.
OUR GUIDE WAS PROUD TO SHOW US 4 GOLD CROWNED MOQUES. THERE ARE BEAUTIFUL PARKS. I LIKEN BRUNEI TO A 2ND CLASS COUNTRY WITH WEALTH CONTROLLED BY THE FEW. THE COUNTRY IS TOO SMALL TO PRODUCE RICE. THE SULTAN PURCHASED AREAS IN THAILAND TO SUPPLY THEIR RICE.
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