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| Brunei Darussalam Negara Brunei Darussalam | |
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| Capital and largest city | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Official languages | Malay |
| Demonym(s) | Bruneian |
| Government | Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy |
• Sultan and Prime Minister | Hassanal Bolkiah |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,765 km² |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 460,345 |
Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is an absolute monarchy in Southeast Asia which shares the island of Borneo with Malaysia and Indonesia, with the former splitting the country into two. Brunei is a member of ASEAN and the Commonwealth of Nations.
LGBT Discrimination[edit | edit source]
Brunei has some of the worst conditions for LGBT people in the world with Equaldex ranking them the second worst country behind Afghanistan. In 2019 the punishment for homosexual acts was changed from ten years imprisonment to the death penalty for married men, 100 lashes for unmarried men, and ten years imprisonment for women.[1] Despite these human rights violations, Brunei still continues to receive support from imperialist powers who themselves claim to support LGBT rights.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "LGBT Rights in Brunei" (2024). Equaldex.