Brunei, a British Protectorate since 1888, became an independent nation in 1984 and is known as Negara Brunei Darussalam. It consists of two enclaves on the NW coast of Borneo with a total area of 5765 km2 and is entirely surrounded on the landward side by the E Malaysian state of Sarawak. The capital is Bander Seri Begawan (formerly Brunei Town). West Brunei consists of swamp and low-lands from which ridges rise to 300 m. East Brunei is mainly mountainous rising to over 1000 m, with mangrove and peat swamp nearer the coast. The earliest geological references are in Posewitz (1892), and more recent reports in Liechti et al. (1960). Definitive accounts of the geology and geomorphology are given in Wilford (1961) and James, D.M.D. (1984). The exploration and exploitation of oil and gas dominate Brunei's economy; there is a small condensate plant at Seria and a liquified natural gas (LNG) plant at Lumut in W Brunei. Gravel and clay are worked to provide materials for the construction...
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Tate, R.B., Wilford, G.E. (1997). Brunei. In: Encyclopedia of European and Asian Regional Geology. Encyclopedia of Earth Science. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4495-X_15
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