At first glance, Brunei live in paradise! Judge for yourself: excellent climate - summer all year round; the country is rich in resources - money has nowhere to go; the population is small - almost the entire country consists of the jungle, there are unusually few people for Asia. But something is wrong ... Hassanal Sultan sits at the head of the state, who decides what and how the subjects will do. There are no elections, there is no opportunity to influence the situation. People live as pets, like some cats. The Sultan wanted to - and banned the sale of cigarettes 3 years ago, the people will be healthier. He wanted to - and forbade celebrating Christmas.

And Sultan Hassanal is infallible! He issued a decree with such a statement in 2006. The document says: “His Majesty the Sultan is not capable of making mistakes either in personal or state affairs. No person shall publish or reproduce anything that is likely to damage the dignity, reputation, honor, nobility or sovereignty of His Majesty the Sultan."

In general, the owner is always right ... And for this he takes good care of his subjects ...

Health care in Brunei is virtually free for citizens. For example, no money is taken from children under 12 years old, and for the rest, a standard consultation with a doctor costs 1 Brunei dollar, or 41 rubles. Remote areas of the country are served by mobile clinics and "flying doctors" in helicopters. In addition, there is a special school health service. Here you need to understand that the country is very small, so they could make roads to remote settlements.

If some treatment is not available within the country, then patients are sent to be treated at public expense in other countries, such as Malaysia or Singapore. By the way, all Brunei doctors are educated abroad, because inside the country you can only learn to be a nurse or a pharmacist.

Brunei provides its citizens with free education at all levels, from kindergarten to university. Moreover, if an applicant enters a foreign university, the state pays for his studies abroad.

Brunei speaks mainly Brunei Malay, which is so different from ordinary Malay that it is easier for Malaysians to communicate with their neighbors in English. English is known here, by the way, very, very many. A significant part of the population also speaks Chinese (by the way, 10% of the inhabitants of Brunei are Chinese).

Brunei citizens are exempt from income tax. Moreover, they receive considerable subsidies from the state. But not everyone is lucky. However, many residents - in the early 2000s they were about 16% (mostly Chinese) - are deprived of citizenship or hold British protected person passports, and they have to pay taxes.

By some estimates, Brunei's oil reserves will run out by the end of the first quarter of the 21st century. That is, in ten years, Brunei's well-being may come to an end. In addition, the current Sultan did not have very long to live. It will be interesting to see what will become of Brunei in troubled times.

As I mentioned in, since 2014, Brunei has been mastering Sharia. Muslims feel great. The country even has a quota for the Hajj (in recent years - 400 people). That is, the state every year pays the adherents of Islam for the pilgrimage to Mecca.

By the way, this year Brunei and Saudi Arabia almost fell out after the local English-language newspaper The Brunei Times, which was considered one of the relatively independent, criticized the Saudi authorities for raising the cost of a pilgrimage visa “due to economic problems” . The conflict was resolved very simply: the Brunei newspaper was instantly closed)

In general, people live in a golden cage. But something is not right here. Kind of sad. Hothouse conditions do not allow people to develop. Brunei cannot boast of special achievements either in culture or even in cuisine. People sit and do nothing all day long, doing some of their petty things and that's it. Ate, slept, lay down, ate, walked, slept. Like cats. Something I do not like such greenhouse conditions. A person needs stress, life must be fucked up, difficulties must be overcome. We must live with the hope that tomorrow will be good. And if it’s good today, then why live then?

I don't know... What do you think? Would you like to live like this?

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One of the most amazingly beautiful countries of Brunei (the full name is the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam) is comfortably located on the shores of the South China Sea on the northern coast of the island of Borneo (Southeast Asia). Brunei is one of the most interesting and inaccessible countries - tourists are accepted here with great reluctance. This small, proud and isolated land hides unusual and unusual traditions for us.

Brunei is a monarchical country whose strict Muslim views are wonderfully combined with the unique Malay culture. In principle, the whole life of Brunei revolves around Islam, this is a world that lives according to strict Sharia law.

In Brunei, there is even a Ministry of Religious Affairs, whose employees very strictly monitor the observance of all Muslim norms and rules. Sharia law in this country completely governs the life of Brunei, both public and personal.

Brunei has some of the highest standards of living in the world. There are no taxes here, every representative of the Sultanate has the right to free medical care and free education. After reaching the age of majority, a young citizen of Brunei receives a land plot as a gift from the Sultan (ruler of the country), and a girl receives funds to build a future home.

Brunei has a strict ban on premarital relationships, for violation of which there are severe penalties. All sexual contacts and even hints of them between Muslims and representatives of other religions are prohibited. Violators of these rules can even be evicted from the country. In Brunei, everything is strict and chaste.

The widespread belief that a girl is given in marriage without her consent has some reservations. In Brunei, a young bride can be given in marriage at the behest of her father or grandfather, but with one condition - the future groom must be her equal in origin. One exception is very curious: if the future Brunei husband has a good education, then this rule of equality in origin does not apply to him when choosing a bride.

The family in Brunei is a small state, led by the husband. He is primarily responsible for the welfare of his wife and other family members. According to Brunei laws, it is forbidden to support a family on profits received from bribes, giving money at interest. The duties of a husband in a Brunei family can be conditionally divided into:

Material. The very first fulfillment of this duty is the offering to the future wife of the mahr (marriage gift). It can be jewelry, money, clothes, real estate, etc. The size of the mahr must correspond to the financial capabilities of the groom himself.

After the ceremony of marriage, absolutely all the costs associated with providing for the wife fall on the shoulders of the spouse. If the husband shows signs of stinginess, the wife has every right to manage finances without his consent.

Spiritual. Responsibilities in the spiritual plan mean a condescending and understanding attitude towards the wife, the creation of all the necessary conditions for her spiritual and mental development. If a Brunei husband wants to obstruct any desires of his wife, he must do this by persuading and explaining, but in no case infringe on her rights, especially by beating or insulting her.

According to the rules of Brunei, a husband can have up to four wives, but on the condition that he is guaranteed to pay due attention to each of them in all aspects of life: from marital duties to financial security. At the same time, all funds are evenly divided between the wives, and it is considered a violation if the husband gives more preference to some wife.

According to the customs of Brunei, after the marriage, the wife moves to her husband's house. From now on, her main responsibilities are household chores, caring for her husband and raising children. In Brunei families, the wife is considered a full-fledged comrade-in-arms and partner of her husband, but she is obliged to obey him and unquestioningly obey.

A wife can leave the house without her husband's permission to visit her parents. If desired, a Brunei married woman can continue her studies, attend mosques and work, but on the condition that this work will not be physically difficult. According to the laws of Brunei, a wife has a lot of rights compared to other Muslim families. A Brunei married woman has in her family:

Good attitude and forbearance.

Respect from a spouse.

Help her husband in all household chores.

Non-disclosure of all their secrets by the spouse.

Brunei is a country with very strict Islamic traditions, but in relation to married women, the laws are somewhat liberal. Most Brunei wives work, know how to drive cars, engage in social life, are free to wear European clothes and even serve in the police.

The inhabitants of Brunei sacredly honor the traditions of their ancestors. From a very young age, young Brunei are instilled with love for their country, taught to frugality (there is one Brunei instructive tale about the Golden Mountain, which is told to children in every family). Traditionally, the upbringing of Brunei kids is done by women.

This Islamic country gives a lot to its citizens. In addition to free medicine, every Brunei has the right to free education in a higher educational institution in any country in the world. There are usually many children in a Brunei family. They are brought up in the strict traditions of Islam, introducing kids to Islamic culture and the basics of Sharia from birth.

According to the laws of this country, it is not difficult for a man to get a divorce - just declare his desire to his wife. But even after the divorce proceedings, the husband is obliged to support his ex-wife and does not have the right to expel her from his home. Getting a divorce for a woman in Brunei is quite difficult. She can independently divorce her husband only if there are some reasons:

If the spouse is unable to support her.

In the case of a long absence of the husband at home, provided that this led to the deprivation of the woman's usual financial position.

The presence of mental or physical illness of the spouse.

According to the laws of Brunei, children after a divorce remain to live with their mother until they reach the age of 7. After that, young Bruneians can choose for themselves which of their parents they will live with. But in any case, the obligation to financially support them falls entirely on the shoulders of the father.

Sharia treats adoption or adoption negatively, but allows some conditions under which the wife of a Brunei can raise his children from his second wife. But only the woman who gave birth to them remains the mother forever.

Brunei is a fabulous place with amazing, unusual customs and outlook on life. And one of the few countries whose natives are almost impossible to meet in other states. They don't leave Brunei - they live there. This country of untouched customs and its inimitable culture.

We chat with Isa about men, she tells how she met her French husband, how they decided to stay in Brunei, and how they like this life. It may be a little boring there, but it is completely safe, there is no crime at all, although there is even one small prison in which almost only foreigners are imprisoned for visa violations. From the outside, the prison looked like a villa.

The Brunei are a law-abiding people, and even under such a monarchical-Islamic regime, you won’t rebel much. The dissatisfied express their dissatisfaction in a whisper and preferably within their walls, if someone hears, a denunciation follows, and the scammer gets good money. If the people suddenly do not like something that the sultan has done and all this is whispered around the country - after some time, employees receive money or rich gifts from the sultan at their workplaces.

Recently, the whole country was quietly discussing another hobby of the Sultan, gray hair in a beard, and a demon in the ribs - a sixty-something-year-old Sultan fell in love with a twenty-year-old announcer from Malay television. He went to Malaysia and brought the girl to Brunei, because who can refuse the Brunei Sultan? The girl, however, was no longer quite a girl, in general, she was married, but divorced and left with a sweetheart to live in a hut, ugh, in the palace. The people were dissatisfied and the Sultan married the girl, showing everyone an example of piety.

At this point, he was still happily married to his very first wife, and also happily divorced from his second. In less than nine months, the new second wife of the Sultan gave birth to a baby, but not one, but one after another. And then, apparently, she somehow got bored, although evil tongues whispered that the girl either began to quietly steal gold sultan's tsatski, or save money in a Malaysian bank for a rainy day, and the first wife became very sad and black laziness did not fail to come. A divorce followed, expulsion from Brunei, without money, gold, diamonds, the children were left in the father's palace, and the girl herself was placed where she was taken from. The people were happy to receive rich gifts at the end of this love story.

We finish the evening with a cup of coffee in another cafe, a lost kitten rubs near us, climbs on his arm, and purrs loudly. Iza watches as we tutushka him, passing from hand to hand and with a sigh says that if he comes here after our departure, and if he still does not find his mother ... he will have to be picked up))

On the morning of our last day in Brunei, we decided to go and see Wasai Kandal - according to travel information - lying about 12 km southwest of Bandar Seri Begawan, is a luxurious natural area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe equatorial forest with dozens of waterfalls and water rapids. A wide paved road leads to the Air-Terjun-Menyusop waterfalls and the rapids of Air-Terjun-Tinggi, the most impressive local sights.

The information about the hike is incorrect or very outdated, the waterfalls have dried up, the road is closed by landslides, to go into the jungle - you need a whole day of light, a guide, shoes, in general, the Mentawai paintings immediately came to life.

Isa consulted with her friends and we went to see another waterfall and visit the village of the Ibans, a people who continue to live their village way, although many of them already go to work in the city.

The ride turned out to be not an hour, but all two and a half, nature along the way was pleasing to the eye. Iza was also happy, because she had never been to this place, and she is very curious.

Not every Russian has probably heard of such a state as Brunei. Nevertheless, this sultanate is known from the Chinese chronicles of the 15th century, however, under other names: Puni, Polo, Poli. A little later, in the 16th century, it was a powerful empire that subjugated part of the Philippines and almost all of Borneo to its influence. The protectorate of Great Britain - since the end of the 19th century, since 1984 - an independent state, headed by the Sultan. Today we will expand your knowledge about the country called Brunei. The capital of the state is Bandar Seri Begawan.

Location of the Sultanate

If you have never heard of such a state, the first question will be: "Where is Brunei?" It is located on its northwest coast. It consists of eastern and western regions, separated by a Malaysian territory about 30 kilometers wide.

About 85% of its area is covered with a huge tropical forest, overgrown mainly with trees of valuable species. There are several rivers flowing into the South China Sea: Temburong, Pandaruan, Tutong, Belait, they are all small in size. By the way, being interested in where Brunei is located, pay attention to the fact that the full name of the state is Brunei Darrussalam, which translates as "the haven of peace." The climate here is equatorial, humid, as it is exposed to the monsoons from the South China Sea.

Population of Brunei

About 400 thousand people live in this country. As we know, in many countries the population is steadily declining. Brunei, however, is a state for which this is not typical. It has a positive annual population growth of 1.73%. Women live here on average 78 years, men - 74. The ethnic composition of the population is as follows: indigenous people, Malays, here 67%, Chinese - 17%, Indians and Europeans - 9%, Aboriginal Dayaks - 6%.

The standard of living depends entirely on the extraction of oil from local fields, which employ approximately 30,000 technical and civilian personnel from New Zealand, Australia, England and workers from Southeast Asia. Chinese and English are widely spoken in the country, the official language is Malay. Most people are literate, women - 90%, men - 95%. uneven, but on average - 62 people per square kilometer, with 1/3 of them living in the capital. In cities - 75% of the total, and many also live in places where oil is produced. The state religion is Islam.

Brunei - sights of the country. General review

This country is typical of the world. Tourists who come here to relax should take this fact into account so as not to get into trouble. There is practically no nightlife here, you need to behave in public places strictly according to the rules. What is left for the traveler to do? Get acquainted with the history of the East and its traditions, see its sights, look at the primitive nature. So, if you arrived in Brunei, the capital of the Sultanate is just the place from which you should start your acquaintance with the state.

Seeing Bandar Seri Begawan

In addition to being the capital, it is also the only large city in the country. Modern, clean and tidy, with wide quality roads, high-rise buildings, markets and, of course, mosques. Nevertheless, a real national flavor is visible at almost every step - many houses are made in oriental style, places of worship are framed by parks and gardens, bank offices and palaces are adjacent to old houses from the beginning of the oil extraction era. Istana-Nurul-Iman - the most beautiful palace of the Sultan - the main attraction of the capital, the largest residential palace in the world.

It is located on the coastal strip, to the west of the city center, in a very picturesque place. It is distinguished by the combination of very expensive modern decoration, local traditions and Islamic architecture in one object. Imagine: 1778 rooms, 51,000 lamps, 44 staircases, 18 elevators and several throne rooms - all in one palace! Chandeliers were brought from England, granite from Shanghai, marble from Italy. At the end of Ramadan, the palace can be visited by anyone, in accordance with local traditions. If you arrive in Brunei, the capital of the state, the city of Bandar Seri Begawan, will show many other magnificent buildings.

Mosque of Omar-Ali-Saifuddin

This colossal building is one of the most beautiful and imposing oriental mosques. It was built in 1958 and named after one of the Sultans of Brunei, the 28th. It is a symbol of Islam in the state. This gigantic structure is 52 meters high and has golden bells, which are decorated with magnificent mosaics, a 44-meter minaret and many decorative architectural elements.

The building was built on the shore of an artificial lagoon, at the very bank of the river. Access inside for non-Muslims is closed, and they cannot see the luxurious interior of the mosque. Nearby is the largest shopping complex in the country - Yayasan-Sultan-Haji-Hassanal-Bolkia-Foundation, built in 1996. So know that if you fly here on vacation, Brunei will not let you go without shopping.

Jerudong Park - the green zone of the capital

This attraction is a huge beautiful one that has been turned into a real entertainment and sports complex under the patronage of the Sultan. Entrance to the complex is free. There are: a first-class croquet court, a golf course, a polo stadium, a go-cart track, a shooting range. Some tourists have made claims by visiting Brunei. Reviews indicate that travelers were not able to get to all the objects of this complex. Some places are allowed only if invited by one of the members of the club. And where does an ordinary tourist get such acquaintances or friends? But, once in the nearby Luna Park, they calmed down when they saw a huge variety of attractions and entertainment.

For religious reasons, there are no luxurious beaches in the country. The whole of Brunei, its capital, more precisely, has one beach - equipped and modern. It is just behind the Luna Park. It has a well-developed recreation infrastructure, and, in addition, there are many stalls selling fish and other seafood delicacies.

Temburong - ecological zone of the country

Brunei is not such a small country. It has other interesting places besides those located in the capital. Let's share some information about one of them. In the eastern part of the state there are many swamps and rivers, evergreen forests, where millions of the most diverse living creatures live. The main attractions of this region are Ulu Teburong, the National Park, Bukit Patoi - an ecological trail, as well as ethnic colorful villages inhabited by the Murut, Malay and Iban peoples.

Due to the fact that the Ulu-Teburong Park is located relatively far from the central places and has a difficult terrain, the authorities managed to preserve the ideal natural environment here, where there is a lot of plants. The area of ​​​​the Batu Apoi forest, on the territory of which this park is located, is almost 50 thousand hectares.

Where to stay for a tourist

There are not as many hotels on the territory of the country as in some other tourist places. But for those travelers who still got here, there are enough places where you can comfortably accommodate. We list some high-class hotels in Brunei: Rizqun International 5*, The Empire 5*, Empire Hotel & County Club 5*, The Centrepoint 4*. A little simpler: Abdul Razak 3*, Terrace 3*, Riverview 3*, Pusat Belia Youth. By the way, the list does not end there. Most are located in the capital - the city of Bandar Seri Begawan. Many travelers know the only branded international hotel - Sheraton Utama.

Celebrations in honor of the 50th anniversary of the reign of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah have ended in Brunei. After the death of the King of Thailand, he became the longest-reigning absolute monarch in the world. His subjects, grateful for all sorts of social benefits, do not have a soul in their beloved Sultan. For them, he decided to introduce Sharia law - although, apparently, he himself does not comply with these laws: he drags recklessly after women and burns his life, spending billions of government dollars on palaces, luxury cars and sex parties with minors from his harem. talks about the most controversial monarch of our time.

Life players

“With money like that of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and his brother Jefri, all diseases in this world could be cured. The only problem is that they both don’t care about other people,” one of those close to the royal family once told Fortune business magazine.

In what luxury the monarch and his relatives are buried, the whole world learned in 2011, when Vanity Fair magazine published a scandalous article about a high-ranking playboy. So subjects who, under the threat of imprisonment, are forbidden to discuss what the monarch spends money on from the budget, learned: in the Sultan's palace there are more than 1.7 thousand rooms, 257 bathrooms, five swimming pools, a mosque, a banquet hall for five thousand people and a garage for 110 cars. .

But that's not all. The family also owns The Dorchester Hotel, a chain of luxury hotels, 17 aircraft, 9,000 cars, 150 homes in 12 countries, and more.

Oil flows like water, girls dance on the tables

It would seem that with such fabulous wealth, one can talk about a cloudless life in the Sultanate. Everything was in favor of Bolkiah: in 2012, he announced that Brunei, rich in oil and gas, nestled in the northwest of the island of Borneo, entered the top five richest countries in the world. The state has been exporting oil since the 1970s (today about 90 percent of the budget comes from the sale of black gold). That's when she got there. Brunei was even jokingly nicknamed Shellfare state (“welfare state at the expense of Shell”, by analogy with the welfare state - “welfare state”).

While the country was growing rich, the Sultan and his relatives did not forget about themselves: receiving their share of the income, the monarch and his relatives became one of the richest families in the world. His Majesty's subjects do not know what political parties, opposition, elections and independent media are, but they do not pay income tax, the country has free education and free medicine, high pensions and low interest rates when buying houses and cars on credit.

At a party on the occasion of his 50th birthday, the Sultan invited him to sing for $ 17 million, writes The New York Post. He turned his personal plane into a palace, trimmed with gold and inlaid with precious stones. And he spent a total of $17 billion on gifts for family and friends. In particular, on the birthday of his daughter, the Sultan presented an Airbus A340 for 100 million. And his brother Jeffrey, for example, for 10 years spent an average of 747 thousand dollars a day on everyday expenses.

There are legends about the Sultan's sexual exploits. The Brunei themselves live in ignorance, but the whole world has long known that Bolkiah, along with his younger brother, have created harems of dozens of underage girls and involve them in monstrous hours-long orgies. For the first time they started talking about this in 1997: then "Miss America-92" Shannon Marketik filed a lawsuit against the Sultan and his younger brother Jeffrey, who received the nickname "the main playboy of the planet."

Shannon was promised a job in Brunei with a pay of three thousand dollars a day. Instead, a US citizen was turned into a sex slave, forced to dance at private parties from 10 pm to 3 am. She was drugged and then treated like a prostitute. The American woman demanded $10 million in compensation "for mental distress, nightmares, insomnia and other injuries." However, the matter was quickly hushed up: the Sultan called such accusations “a crime worse than murder,” and the brothers themselves did not answer before the law, referring to diplomatic immunity.

This incident might soon be forgotten, but another American, Gillian Lauren, published the book Some Girls: My Life in a Harem in 2010. True, she talked about life in Jeffrey's harem, but the Sultan himself, one of the main favorites, was also once entrusted to please her.

The Sultan celebrated the weddings of his children on a grand scale. In the photo - the monarch with his son Abdul Malik and his wife.

Lauren explains that upon arrival in Brunei, the girls, who are subsequently sent to the harem, have their passports taken away. They are not allowed to go anywhere much, they are constantly monitored, forcing them to sit on a strict diet. All girls in the harem receive from two thousand dollars a week. Basically they are hired under a contract for three weeks, sometimes extending for several years. Many admit that earning such a lot of money, they simply do not want to leave there.

Most of the girls in the harem are Thai or Filipina and are 14 years old. All night long, according to Lauren, passed in some kind of frenzy: expensive alcohol flowed like a river, girls danced on tables for the prince and his friends in the palace or on a 46-meter yacht called “Tits” (Tits), and each hoped for the fact that for the night the prince will choose her alone or in the company of other girls. This is a chance to become a favorite, and favorites are showered with money and jewelry. Those who are not chosen at night can be delivered to Prince Jeffrey's office right in the middle of the working day.

According to Lauren, Jeffrey, who asked to be called Robin in the American manner, was a fan of everything connected with the USA: cars, clothes, pop culture. “He would open any magazine and point his finger at a picture of a woman he liked, saying, ‘I want this one or that one,’ and then ordering them,” Lauren recalls.

Subsequently, the Sultan's brother, who had spent money on all sorts of pleasures so rashly, had to answer for the waste of the treasury. Hassanal Bolkiah was forced to apply to the London Court. The lawsuit lasted about 10 years, ending in favor of the Sultan. Jeffrey returned some of the money. Despite the differences, the brothers maintained a good relationship and continued to lead a wild life.

No money, but I'm a sultan

The Commonwealth faltered in 2014. Oil prices have halved. Their third brother Mohamed was extremely negative about the debauchery and wastefulness of the Sultan and Jeffrey. Having appreciated this, Bolkiah handed him a ministerial portfolio and set the task of reforming the economy. Mohamed, without thinking twice, scooped out another two billion dollars from the treasury for his own needs and was dismissed in disgrace.

The Sultan himself, who took the post of Prime Minister of Brunei, the ministers of economy and defense, had to deal with the economy. He decided, firstly, to moderate his appetites somewhat, and secondly, to seriously engage in diversification.

Thus, the Sultan actively encourages the development of private business, tries to make Brunei attractive to Tokyo and other financial capitals, and also to attract tourists to the country. However, so far none of these attempts has been particularly successful. The situation is especially bad with foreign tourists. The lack of nightclubs and the ban on alcohol discourage travelers. Back in the late 90s, the Australian writer Charles James described the sultanate as follows: “A more boring place than Brunei can only be a provincial British village in the dead of winter.”

Santa's hat for 15 thousand dollars

Against the background of problems in the economy, the sultan, who had never been particularly pious, realized that if the loyalty of his subjects could no longer be kept with money, he could try to accustom them to modesty and piety. The country has taken a course towards Islamization. All children from Muslim families were obliged to receive religious education. Representatives of other faiths (30 percent of them in the sultanate) also faced restrictions: they were forbidden to use the word "Allah" and discuss issues of faith.

In 2015, on the eve of Christmas, Christians and Muslims were banned from wearing a Santa hat on the street. Violators were fined $15,000 or sent to prison for five years. By the way, the subjects themselves reacted with understanding to the introduction of such harsh laws, especially since the monarch explained: "Islam is a shield against globalization."

The fact that the Sultan and members of his family violate most of these same laws, most Brunei do not even know. All media in the country are controlled by the monarch. At his command, one of them can be closed at any second. Only 60 percent of citizens have access to the network, but censorship is also rampant on the Internet. In 2013, independent journalists from Freedom House reported some uncomfortable facts about the sultan. The country called it "deceitful and vile", and the reporters themselves were sentenced to three years in prison.

While Bolkiah's blissfully ignorant subjects are learning the surahs and verses of the Koran, and he himself is having fun with underage girls, barrel after barrel of stability is leaking out of Brunei. Experts predict that by 2035 the country's oil reserves may run out, and the Sultanate will go bankrupt overnight.