The 33 Nations | Brunei and Borneo

The Green Dot of a Nation is an oil/natural gas giant for the British and 33 Powers.

Brunei is one of eight total "33 Nations" in the world; meaning it has a name numerology of 33.

• Brunei = 2+9+3+5+5+9 = 33

Brunei is the only sovereign state that is completely located on the island of Borneo, the largest island in Asia.  It is where the famous "Thrilla in Manila" took place.  Borneo also has a numerology of 33.

• Borneo = 2+6+9+5+5+6 = 33

In 1888 Brunei became a British territory and was assigned a British citizen as colonial manager in 1906.  In 1962 a small, well organized rebellion against the monarchy was ended with the help of the British.  This monarchy had taken place following the Japanese Occupation that followed WWII.  On January 1, 1984, Brunei would become an independent country.  Today the majority of its wealth is derived from oil and natural gas production.

In fact, Brunei is a well kept secret in terms of economic power.  Brunei has the second-highest Human Development Index among the Asian nations after Singapore.  According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Brunei is ranked fifth in the world by gross domestic product per capita. The IMF estimated in 2011 that Brunei was one of two countries (the other being Libya) with a public debt at 0% of the national GDP. "Forbes also ranks Brunei as the fifth-richest nation out of 182, based on its petroleum and natural gas fields." - Wikipedia

The phrase, "The sun never sets on Britain" can be understood by looking at the history of Brunei and Borneo in the past two centuries.  Per Wikipedia,

The British have intervened in the affairs of Brunei on several occasions. Britain attacked Brunei in July 1846 due to internal conflicts over who was the rightful Sultan.[32]

In the 1880s, the decline of the Bruneian Empire continued. The Sultan granted land (now Sarawak) to James Brooke, who had helped him quell a rebellion and allowed him to establish the Kingdom of Sarawak. Over time, Brooke and his nephews (who succeeded him) leased or annexed more land. Brunei lost much of its territory to him and his dynasty, known as the White Rajahs.

Sultan Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin appealed to the British to stop further encroachment by the Brookes.[33] The "Treaty of Protection" was negotiated by Sir Hugh Low and signed into effect on 17 September 1888. The treaty said that the Sultan "could not cede or lease any territory to foreign powers without British consent"; it provided Britain's effective control over Brunei's external affairs, making it a British protectorate (which continued until 1984).[20] But, when the Kingdom of Sarawak annexed Brunei's Pandaruan district in 1890, the British did not take any action to stop it. They did not regard either Brunei or the Kingdom of Sarawak as 'foreign' (per the Treaty of Protection). This final annexation by Sarawak left Brunei with its current small land mass and separation into two parts.[34]

British Residents were introduced in Brunei under the Supplementary Protectorate Agreement in 1906.[35] The Residents were to advise the Sultan on all matters of administration. Over time, the Resident assumed more executive control than the Sultan. The Residential system ended in 1959.[36]

In the time that phrase has come to be true of Britain, the Rothschild family has been behind the financial power of the nation. As it turns out, they're oil conglomerate, Dutch Shell, is the biggest profiteer from oil production in Brunei. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Petroleum was discovered in 1929 after several fruitless attempts.[37] Two men, F.F. Marriot and T.G. Cochrane, smelled oil near the Seria river in late 1926.[38] They informed a geophysicist, who conducted a survey there. In 1927, gas seepages were reported in the area. Seria Well Number One (S-1) was drilled on 12 July 1928. Oil was struck at 297 metres (974 ft) on 5 April 1929. Seria Well Number 2 was drilled on 19 August 1929, and, as of 2009, continues to produce oil.[39] Oil production was increased considerably in the 1930s with the development of more oil fields. In 1940, oil production was at more than six million barrels.[39] The British Malayan Petroleum Company (now Brunei Shell Petroleum Company) was formed on 22 July 1922.[40] The first offshore well was drilled in 1957.[41] Oil and natural gas have been the basis of Brunei's development and wealth since the late 20th century.

In a recent post, I showed how the Rothschild family was directly connected to this 33 business.  If you have Netflix, you can verify what I shared with your own eyes.  Please read more about the Rothchilds, the number 33, and movies right here.  If you've taken the time to read the many 33-related posts of this blog, you might be wondering as I am, "Why does 33 always seem to connect back to the British and English language?"