
Brunei (English: Brunei) Officially the Sultanate of Brunei (English: Brunei Darussalam) ٬ is an Islamic country located in the southeastern part of the continent of Asia, on the northern coast of Borneo, as it is bordered by the South China Sea to the north, while Malaysia borders it From the rest of the regions. Brunei has an area of 5,765 km 2 and a population of 436,620 people, according to the statistics of 2016. It is called Brunei Darussalam or the Land of Peace. [3] As for the capital of Brunei, it is the city of Bandar Seri Begawan.
Brunei is considered the kingdom of dreams. It is a country with a very large income, and the people of the Kingdom of Brunei live at a high and high level. In view of the wealth enjoyed by most of them, Brunei has the distinction of being one of the countries whose people have the highest percentage of income relative to the state’s gross domestic product. Brunei ranks as the eighth country in the world in terms of per capita income, and is distinguished by providing health care to all its citizens free of charge in hospitals, and the government guarantees free education for all citizens without exception.
Travel to Brunei
The Sultanate of Brunei is one of the preferred destinations by tourists and visitors. Because it enjoys great political stability and inter-ethnic and religious harmony is very great, as the residents call it Dar es Salaam; Because of its tranquility and stability. It is possible to travel to Brunei for several reasons, and the reason for the visit must be determined in order to apply for the country’s visa before visiting. As for the types of travel visas available in Brunei, they are:
Tourist Visa.
A diplomatic visa.
Study visa.
work visa.
Investment visa.
Family visa.
Employee visa.
Transit visa.
To apply for a visa of any type of what was previously mentioned, one must visit the Embassy of the Sultanate of Brunei in the country in which the visa applicant is located, and before applying for a visa for Brunei, the validity of the passport must be verified for a period of not less than 90 days, and the presence of At least two blank pages in the passport to have seals printed on.
Transportation
Brunei enjoys easy travel. Where it can be accessed by air, sea or land, in addition to the presence of many means of transportation within the country, which facilitates internal movement. By air, Brunei has Brunei International Airport, which serves the whole Kingdom, and it is considered the main transit point for the country for those arriving by air, and Brunei also owns the Royal Brunei Airlines Company, which was launched in the seventies of the last century and is considered the official airline of the country, It also has 3 helicopter take off and landing sites.
As for the sea, there is a port in Brunei in Muara to serve travelers by sea, and it is also used for the purposes of shipping oil exports. For internal transportation through water, there are water taxis in Brunei, which are used for transportation within the country and to Kampung Air, the famous water village, and these water taxis are used for transportation across a river Brunei is an excellent way to see the water village up close, and its prices are symbolic. To reach the Malaysian island of Labuan, there is also a ferry service that takes tourists to the island in just 45 minutes.
As for land, there are many roads that can be transported within Brunei, as the Sultanate has a network of roads linking its cities and connecting the capital with the rest of the cities. The length of roads in Brunei reaches 3,029 km, of which 2,425 km are paved roads. For internal mobility there are several. Means of transportation, the most important of which are buses, that are used to move between tourist areas within the capital and other cities, and there is a place for buses to collect, and specific places for their departure for cities outside the capital, and their prices are very reasonable, and there are also taxis that can be used to travel to any destination inside the country.
Geography and climate
Most of the land of the Sultanate of Brunei is flat and covered with forests due to the mild continental climate, and its lands pass through the Brunei River, the Belait River, and Totting. Brunei is divided into two main regions, [1] separated by a city called Lombang, which belongs to Malaysia, which are considered fractions that completely surround the Sultanate of Brunei, except for only one part of it, which is the northern coast of Brunei, and the Sultanate of Brunei is divided into four main administrative regions. Region: Belait, Brunei and Mwara, Temburong and Tutong.
Brunei enjoys a temperate continental climate, and rain falls throughout the year along the coast and in the interior alike. Where the Sultanate enjoys a tropical climate; Because they are located on the equator, tropical forests cover most of Brunei’s land with up to 70% of the total land in it. [3] The highest average daytime temperature reaches 29.4 ° C, while the lowest average temperature reaches 21.1 ° Silesian, for all months of the year and in all seasons.