<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> You may need rendering support to display the Arabic text in this article correctly . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> You may need rendering support to display the Arabic text in this article correctly . </Td> </Tr> <P> Brunei (/ bruːˈnaɪ / (listen), broo - NYE), officially the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace (Malay: Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: نڬارا بروني دارالسلام ‬), is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia . Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea, the country is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak . It is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang . Brunei is the only sovereign state completely on the island of Borneo; the remainder of the island's territory is divided between the nations of Malaysia and Indonesia . Brunei's population was 423,196 in 2016 . </P> <P> At the peak of the Bruneian Empire, Sultan Bolkiah (reigned 1485--1528) is alleged to have had control over most regions of Borneo, including modern - day Sarawak and Sabah, as well as the Sulu Archipelago off the northeast tip of Borneo, Seludong (modern - day Manila), and the islands off the northwest tip of Borneo . The maritime state was visited by Spain's Magellan Expedition in 1521 and fought against Spain in the 1578 Castilian War . </P>

Large pacific ocean island it includes malaysia and brunel