Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Brunei

Basics

The sovereign nation of Brunei, sometimes referred to as Brunei Darussalam, is a relatively quiet country that is rich in crude oil. Contrary to popular belief, this country has no determined latitude or longitude, but is rather floating oround the world, resting on a huge pool of oil.

The population of Brunei is approximately 98, though these figures flucuate by roughly 8172310874% during key points of the Bruneian calendar, and in conjunction with oceanic currents.

Government

The leader of Brunei, called the Sultan or Almighty Oil Honcho, is a mysterious figure. Few have ever survived a personal encounter with him, and even his(?) gender remains questionable as the lack of proper documentation leads to merely an assumption that the leader is indeed a human male. Throughout this article, the Sultan will be referred to asa he for the sake of conveniences.

As with nearly all monarchies, there exists little in the form of government outside the royal bloodline, especially after the Oil Baths of 1990 which saw 410 Members of Parliament, including the Ministers of Oil, the Ministers of More Oil and the Ministers of Oil and Internet Tax being doused in unrefined oil which spurted from a crater created when the Sultan dropped his coin purse. This event was particularly tragic as it was closely followed by a freak meteor which fragmented into 410 parts, each one igniting an unfortunate Member of Parliament and leading him to his untimely demise.

Wildlife

As the landscape of Brunei resembles that of post-Apocalyptic Delta City, much of it is barren and ill-suited to support life. There are, however, several documented sightings of creatures long-thought extinct in the vicinity of oil refineries in the country. It is believed that the vast amounts of oil that is processed every single day in this industrialised nation alters the DNA and genetic make-up of earthworms and slugs in the ground, mutating them into beasts such as Unicorns, Pegasi and Orang Minyak.

Language and Culture

As Brunei has no set physical location, their people are usually schooled in English, though many of them take it upon themselves to be equipped with accents that properly reflect their unique heritage and geographical make-up.

The education system in Brunei resembles that of close trading partners Singapore (a country that actually shares the same currency as Brunei), and many of their students can be said to be well-behaved. Truancy is kept at a minimun, though many point out that this may be due to the fact that only one shopping mall (The Mall) exists in the whoe country despite its resplendent oil industry.

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