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	BruDirect - Brunei Geography
		Largely sandy with patches of mangrove swamps and mud rivers near river estuaries and sheltered bays is the Brunei coastline facing the open sea.
		A high proportion of urban development borders in the Brunei river.
		The mangrove-fringed Brunei, Temburong and Limbang River estuaries have high organic contents and contribute to the richness of Brunei coastal fisheries.
	www.brudirect.com /BruneiInfo/info/brudirect__Geography.htm (1141 words)

	Brunei: The Abode of Peace
		The capital, Bandar Seri Begawan, is located near the mouth of the Brunei river, and the four administrative districts of the country (Brunei-Muara, Belait, Tutong, and Temburong) are all defined by and named after their major river systems.
		The houses of the water village are built on stilts near the mouth of the Brunei river, and residents still often use boats as a basic means of transportation.
		Brunei is also not alone among its neighbors in possessing significant reserves of oil: however its combination of small population and large oil revenues has allowed it to achieve the highest per capita income in all of Southeast Asia.
	www.hawaii.edu /cseas/pubs/brunei/brunei.html (5482 words)

	Brunei Bay - home of the monkey with the long nose
		These mangroves extend to the mouth of the Brunei River 10 km downstream, where they merge with the extensive mudflats and mangroves of the Limbang River which drains from the heart of Sarawak.
		Many visitors to the Bruneian capital of Bandar Seri Begawan will hire a speedboat from the waterfront to take a closer look at the Kampung Ayer or Water Village which has existed on the Sungei Brunei (Brunei River) for centuries.
		In the calmer backwaters of Brunei Bay the margins of the mangrove forests are fringed with Nipah (Nypa fruticans), an attractive, widespread species with tall palm-like fronds and distinctive, bunched, nut-like fruits.
	www.ecologyasia.com /html-loc/brunei-bay.htm (747 words)

	Kuala Belait -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Brunei traditionally depended on its rivers and the sea for transportation.
		The city lies along the Brunei River near its mouth on Brunei Bay, an inlet of the South China Sea.
		A sprawling town with wooden houses set on stilts amid trees, it is a collecting centre for the agricultural products of the river's delta.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9046318 (747 words)

	Brunei: The Abode of Peace
		The capital, Bandar Seri Begawan, is located near the mouth of the Brunei river, and the four administrative districts of the country (Brunei-Muara, Belait, Tutong, and Temburong) are all defined by and named after their major river systems.
		The houses of the water village are built on stilts near the mouth of the Brunei river, and residents still often use boats as a basic means of transportation.
		Brunei is also not alone among its neighbors in possessing significant reserves of oil: however its combination of small population and large oil revenues has allowed it to achieve the highest per capita income in all of Southeast Asia.
	www.hawaii.edu /cseas/pubs/brunei/brunei.html (5482 words)

	BruDirect - Tourist Info
		River cruises aboard ferryboats can start at both ends of the Brunei river, one at the Muara side, at the Queen Elizabeth jetty (named after the reigning British queen after her first Brunei visit in 1972), and others at the various river boat taxi stations in the heart of town.
		On her state visit to Brunei in September of 1998, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of Britain made a tour of the Kampung Ayer in the capital a part of her busy itinerary.
		The mosque is practically synonymous with Brunei in general, and with the capital in particular.
	www.brudirect.com /BruneiInfo/info/brudirect__TourInfo.htm (3646 words)

	INTERESTING PLACES IN BRUNEI - BRUNEI-MUARA DISTRICT - KOTA BATU AREA
		The Art and Handicraft Centre is situated alongside the Brunei River on Jalan Residency, and it is where the traditional arts and crafts of Brunei have been revived.
		The architecturally distinctive building which houses the Brunei Museum is about 6.5 km from Bandar Seri Begawan along the Brunei River.
		The Sultan's mausoleum and its cemetery garden lies on the banks of the Brunei River off Jalan Kota Batu, near the Brunei Museum.
	www.borneo.com.au /brunei/brunei0022.htm (391 words)

	Encyclopedia: List of airlines
		Royal Brunei Airlines Boeing 767-300 Royal Brunei Airlines is the international airline of the Sultanate of Brunei.
		Nippon Cargo Airlines Boeing 747 at Schiphol Airport (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) in December 2003 Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA, 日本貨物航空 Nippon Kamotsu Kôkû) is a cargo subsidiary of All Nippon Airways.
		Cameroon Airlines is the national airline of Cameroon and is based in Douala.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-airlines (391 words)

	BruDirect - Brunei History
		In the 18th and 19th centuries, Brunei borders were the Sambas River in the west and Sibuku River in the east.
		Old Brunei was a nation of Malay Hindu-Buddhists, according to a Chinese account of Puli, believed to be an early Chinese reference to Brute Old Brunei was said to have Similar Malay-Hindu Buddhist traditions and customs as Funan or Kumlun, Chinese names for the first Malay state in Indochina during the early Christian era.
		In the Brunei chronicles version of where Sultan Ahmad was Pateh Berbai, he married the younger sister of Ong Sum Ping and was the father-in-law of Sultan Sharif Ali.
	www.brudirect.com /BruneiInfo/info/brudirect__History.htm (391 words)

	BRUNEI TRAVEL INFORMATION
		Outward Bound Brunei Darussalam is situated in the virgin tropical rain-forest on the banks of the Temburong River.
		The architecturally distinctive building which houses the Brunei Museum is about 6.5 km from Bandar Seri Begawan along the Brunei River.
		Brunei is a Malay Islamic Monarchy with a 600 year recorded history, which has given rise to well-established traditions and a unique cultural identity.
	www.asiatravel.com /brunei/bruinfo.html (391 words)

	BRUNEI TRAVEL INFORMATION
		Outward Bound Brunei Darussalam is situated in the virgin tropical rain-forest on the banks of the Temburong River.
		The architecturally distinctive building which houses the Brunei Museum is about 6.5 km from Bandar Seri Begawan along the Brunei River.
		Brunei is a Malay Islamic Monarchy with a 600 year recorded history, which has given rise to well-established traditions and a unique cultural identity.
	www.asiatravel.com /brunei/bruinfo.html (5663 words)

	BruDirect - Brunei Geography
		The mangrove-fringed Brunei, Temburong and Limbang River estuaries have high organic contents and contribute to the richness of Brunei coastal fisheries.
		A high proportion of urban development borders in the Brunei river.
		Brunei is not directly in the path of tropical storms, cyclones and typhoons that pass through the South China Sea.
	www.brudirect.com /BruneiInfo/info/brudirect__Geography.htm (1141 words)

	Bandar Seri Begawan Tours, Brunei, Online Booking, Tours, Attractions, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Tours
		Cruise along the picturesque Brunei River passing the Water Village on either side of the river, winding through a fascinating landscape of dense jungle, mangrove, swamp and thick Nipah palms.
		Even four centuries ago, the size and complexity of Kampong Ayer greatly impressed the Magellan expedition, which received a stately welcome upon entering Brunei Bay in 1521.
		Half Day Tour - This ½ day city tour of Bandar Seri Begawan, Bruneis Capital cover some of Bruneis history, heritage, religion, culture and daily living of the local people.
	www.theglobalexplorer.com /brunei/tours/bandar_seri_begawan.htm (518 words)

	BRUNEI TRAVEL INFORMATION
		Outward Bound Brunei Darussalam is situated in the virgin tropical rain-forest on the banks of the Temburong River.
		The architecturally distinctive building which houses the Brunei Museum is about 6.5 km from Bandar Seri Begawan along the Brunei River.
		Brunei is a Malay Islamic Monarchy with a 600 year recorded history, which has given rise to well-established traditions and a unique cultural identity.
	www.asiatravel.com /brunei/bruinfo.html (5663 words)

	World Factbook Brunei, Brunei Map, Map of Brunei, Information on Brunei, Location of Brunei
		Brunei is located on the northern coast of the island of Borneo, in eastern Asia, bounded on the north by the South China Sea, and on all other sides by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, which also divides the country into two parts.
		Brunei consists of a narrow coastal plain and a hilly interior.
		Brunei has a humid, tropical climate, with an average annual temperature of about 27°C. The country experiences heavy annual rainfall, more so, during the monsoon.
	www.mapsofworld.com /country-profile/brunei.html (284 words)

	Brunei - Travelling to Brunei - Holidays in Brunei - www.reiswijs.co.uk
		Chinese and Arabic records indicate that this ancient trading kingdom existed at the mouth of the Brunei River as early as the seventh or eighth century A.D...
		They can be hailed from numerous docking points along the banks of Brunei River.
		Districts in Brunei [ daerah-daerah ]: Belait, Brunei and Muara, Temburong, Tutong
	www.reiswijs.co.uk /destinations/asia/brunei/brunei.html (1933 words)

	BRUNEI TRAVEL INFORMATION
		Outward Bound Brunei Darussalam is situated in the virgin tropical rain-forest on the banks of the Temburong River.
		Brunei is a Malay Islamic Monarchy with a 600 year recorded history, which has given rise to well-established traditions and a unique cultural identity.
		It was opened by His Majesty, the Sultan and Yang Di Pertuan of Negara Brunei Darussalam, in 1992, a contribution from Brunei Shell Petroleum to the commemoration of the Silver Jubilee.
	www.asiatravel.com /brunei/bruinfo.html (5663 words)

	Brunei Bay
		The major rivers entering the Brunei Estuary in the southwest are the Brunei, Limbang, Temburong, Bangau and Trusan.
		The smaller Brunei River receives the drainage from the city of Bandar Sen Begawan and its environs, and is therefore subject to considerable urban pollution.
		In 1985, the full-time registered fishermen in the Brunei portion of the bay landed 2,330 metric tonnes of finfish and prawns.
	www.arcbc.org.ph /wetlands/brunei/brn_brubay.htm (1700 words)

	US Department Of State Post Report
		The well-known, centuries-old Kampong Ayer (water village) is an extensive village of houses on stilts in the Brunei River.
		Brunei is comprised of two separate areas: the capital area and a thinly populated enclave to the east consisting mostly of jungle.
		Brunei’s oil and gas fields are centered in the towns of Seria and Kuala Belait, approximately 67 miles southwest of the capital, as well as offshore.
	foia.state.gov /MMS/postrpt/pr_view_all.asp?CntryID=22 (1700 words)

	Time And The River - Prince Mohamed Bolkiah
		Instinctively, Sir Omar felt it was better for Brunei to face the dangers of his protecting power, the British, gradually retreating, than surrender a high percentage of its oil and gas revenues to the federal government.
		It was Brunei’s good fortune that Indonesian President Soeharto, unlike his predecessor, President Soekarno, was not out for aggrandizement.
		Brunei will need careful, steady and clear-sighted ministers like Prince Mohamed to help the Sultan in charting his way forward as the geopolitical landscape changes.
	www.bruneidirect.com /time_and_the_river/message_Lee.htm (480 words)

	Brunei Bay - gateway to Borneo. Rainforest, activities, adventure, wildlife & boating.
		The Brunei River enters Brunei Bay, flowing from Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of modern Brunei Darussalam.
		The sheltered waters of Brunei Bay adjoin the Malaysian territories of Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan, and Brunei.
		Brunei Bay, on the north-west coast of Borneo, is boarded on three sides by mangroves, rainforests and mountains.
	www.bruneibay.net (390 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Brunei
		The city is located in the northern part of the country on the Brunei River, near...
		Brunei, in full Kingdom of Brunei, Abode of Peace (Malay, Negara Brunei Darussalam), Islamic sultanate located on the northern coast of the island of...
		Muda Hassanal Bolkiah, born in 1946, twenty-ninth sultan of Brunei (1967- ), born in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan.
	encarta.msn.com /Brunei.html (390 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Brunei
		Bandar Seri Begawan (formerly Brunei Town), town in north-east Brunei, the country's capital, on the Brunei River, near its mouth on Brunei Bay (an...
		Brunei, officially Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace (Malay, Negara Brunei Darussalam), sultanate on the northern coast of the island of Borneo,...
		As at early 2005, 1.654 Brunei dollars equalled US$1.
	au.encarta.msn.com /Brunei.html (390 words)

	BRUNEI TRAVEL INFORMATION
		Outward Bound Brunei Darussalam is situated in the virgin tropical rain-forest on the banks of the Temburong River.
		The coast of Brunei Darussalam is caressed by the glistening waters of the South China Sea, and a trip to the beach will be a memorable part of any visit to the country.
		Brunei is a Malay Islamic Monarchy with a 600 year recorded history, which has given rise to well-established traditions and a unique cultural identity.
	www.asiatravel.com /brunei/bruinfo.html (390 words)

	Kinabatangan River
		The longest river in Sabah, the Sungai Kinabatangan drains over 17,000sq km of land area.
		The lower Kinabatangan is inhibited by natives like the Tambansia, Idahan and Dusun, as well as Chinese and Malays from Sulu, Bugis and Brunei.
		Hornbills, pigeons, swiftlets and numerous brilliant forest birds flit about, while the waters of the river itself feed darters, egrets, storks, herons, kingfish-otter frolic in the shallows and about 40 species.
	www.virtualmalaysia.com /destination/view_print.cfm?id=C6DCBA22-D48A-42BD-B22564513BB47F0D (390 words)

	:: Selamat Datang to Negara Brunei Darussalam - A Kingdom of Unexpected Treasures :
		Today, Kampong Ayer is still home to more than 30,000 people who live in the traditional way in houses built on stilts and huddled together on the Brunei river.
		Before the establishment of Brunei Town on the mainland in 1906, Kampong Ayer represented the essence of Brunei.
		In 1970, in order to honour the previous Sultan, Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin and his 17-year reign, Brunei’s capital Brunei Town was renamed Bandar Seri Begawan.
	www.tourismbrunei.com /bandar.html (390 words)

	The History of ‘Oboe Six’. Australian Imperial Forces and the Liberation of Brunei
		It was here that another member of our party, Eric Dumesny, of HMAS Tiger Snake, took troops of the 2nd/17th – the liberators of Brunei – in an armed flotilla up the Baram River to capture the township of Marudi.
		For Brunei was a British protectorate – and the Australians came as liberators on behalf of the British Empire.
		On 8 June, as the task force neared Brunei Bay, reports were received that minesweeping had been completed without enemy action.
	www.australia.org.bn /media/oboe_six.html (390 words)

	Royal Australian Navy in World War II - Auxilliaries fighting ships
		The armed yachts were taken up from civillian use in the early months of World War II to be employed as examination ships, pilot boats and river and coast protection patrols.
		Other ships which operated with the survey service were Benalla and Shepparton, "Bathurst" Class minesweepers finished as survey ships; the requisitioned trawlers Durraween, Goolgwai and Samuel Benbow; the frigate Lachlan and the sloop HMAS Warrego; and many of the Fairmiles and Harbour Defense Motor Launches at various times.
		HMA Ships Adele, Laurabada, Martindale, Southern Cross, Stradbroke II; Motor Vessels Albur, Allura, Apache, Beaver, Bonito, Boonooroo, Celeste, Dalmar, Destiny, Jane, Lil John, Latona, Lauriana, Maringa, Martindale, Merrywing, Oneone, Steady Hour, Sea Mist, Yarroma, and others.
	users.chariot.net.au /~lenshome/auxilliaries.htm (390 words)

	0530v.htm
		PHYSICAL FEATURES Ulu Temburong is drained by the Ulu Temburong River which flows north into Brunei Bay.
		Virtually all the montane forest of Brunei Darussalam occurs within the park (Anderson and Marsden, 1988).
		CLIMATE Brunei Darussalam has an equatorial climate with an average annual rainfall of 2800mm.
	sea.unep-wcmc.org /sites/pa/0530v.htm (963 words)

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