Facts of Brunei

1. Brunei's full name is: Negara Brunei Darussalam, which means State of Brunei. Darussalam means Adobe of Peace! So Brunei's name means, State of Brunei, Adobe of Peace! Thats cool!

2. Bling bling! Brunei is one of the richest countries in Asia, with a GDP per capita of 71,802 USD!

3. Brunei has one of the highest literacy rates in the world, with an estimate of 97.2% of the population being able to read and write!

4. Yay! Brunei was the first Asian country to ban shark finning!

5. Im sure you know that Queen Elizabeth II is tho longest reigning monarch, but did you know the Sultan of Brunei is the 2nd longest? Serving for over 50 years,

6. Brunei only participated in the olympics pretty recently, since 1988

7. Vroom! Brunei has one of the highest car-ownership rates in the world with 1 in every 1.5 owning a car!

8. Unfortunately, Brunei has one of the highest obesity rate in the world, with over 50 percent of the population being overweight.

9. Brunei has a landmark of the 1,000,000th barrel of oil sold!

10. Relating to the last fact, Much of Shell Oil comes from oil drills offshore of Brunei.