Brunei is a small, rich country on the island of Borneo. Maps often tuck it under “East Asia,” but it sits with Malaysia and Indonesia in Southeast Asia, on the north-west coast of that island.

Brunei Brunei（汶萊） is a small, rich country on the island of Borneo是位於婆羅洲島上的一個小而富有的國家。Maps often tuck it under "East Asia,"地圖上常把它歸在「東亞」，but it sits with Malaysia and Indonesia in Southeast Asia不過它其實跟馬來西亞、印尼一樣屬於東南亞，on the north-west coast of that island位於婆羅洲的西北岸。

The capital is Bandar Seri Begawan.

The capital is Bandar Seri Begawan首都是Bandar Seri Begawan（斯里巴加灣市）。

Oil and gas made the country wealthy; its ruler, the Sultan, is often named among the richest people in the world.

Oil and gas made the country wealthy石油和天然氣讓這個國家致富；its ruler, the Sultan而它的統治者Sultan（蘇丹），is often named among the richest people in the world常被列為世界上最富有的人之一。

For a long time it was under British protection; it became an independent member of the Commonwealth in 1984.

For a long time it was under British protection它長期是英國的保護地；it became an independent member of the Commonwealth in 1984在1984年成為大英國協的獨立成員國。

It is a Malay Muslim monarchy, and Malay is the main language.

It is a Malay Muslim monarchy它是個馬來穆斯林君主國，and Malay is the main language主要語言是馬來語。

It is only one part of Borneo — Malaysia and Indonesia share the rest of the island — so the country and the island are not the same thing.

It is only one part of Borneo它只佔婆羅洲的一部分——Malaysia and Indonesia share the rest of the island婆羅洲其餘的部分屬於馬來西亞和印尼——so the country and the island are not the same thing所以這個國家跟這座島並不是同一件事。