lying northwest of the island of Borneo is one of the oldest kingdoms yet one of the youngest independent nations of the region.
A small country with a total land area of just 5,765 sq kin with a coastline that runs 161 km along the South China Sea, its tiny size has not impeded its social and economic progress.
The recent years has seen Brunei emerging as an audible voice and a competitive player in world affairs with active participation in international, regional and sub-regional core groups such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Asean, BIMP-EAGA, WHO and other high-powered organisations.