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{{Politics of Brunei}}
[[Brunei]] maintains diplomatic relations with 170 out of 193 countries, joined [[ASEAN]] on 7 January 1984, one week after resuming full independence, and gives its ASEAN membership the highest priority in its foreign relations. Brunei joined the [[United Nations]] in September 1984. It is also a member of the [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation]] (OIC), the [[Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation]] (APEC) forum and the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. Brunei hosted the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in November 2000. In 2005 it attended the inaugural [[East Asia Summit]].

Brunei has a number of [[Bruneian diplomatic missions|diplomatic missions abroad]] and has close [[Brunei–Singapore relations|relations with Singapore]], sharing an interchangeable currency regime as well as close military relations with the latter island-state. Aside from relations with other ASEAN states, of which the [[Philippines]], [[Indonesia]], and [[Malaysia]] are key partners, Brunei also has extensive relations with the [[Muslim world]] and the [[Arab world]] outside its own [[region]].

==International organizations==

Brunei became a member state of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] in 1984,<ref name="Brunei_UK_Commonwealth_1984">{{cite web| url=http://www.mfa.gov.bn/foreignpolicy/commonwealth.htm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128232720/http://www.mfa.gov.bn/foreignpolicy/commonwealth.htm| archive-date=28 January 2010 |title=MOFAT, Commonwealth| date=30 March 2010| publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei Darussalam}}</ref> [[ASEAN]] and the [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation]] in 1984,<ref name="UN_1984">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218170858/http://www.mfa.gov.bn/foreignpolicy/unitednation.htm| archive-date=18 February 2008 | title=MOFAT, UN| date=30 March 2010| publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei Darussalam| url=http://www.mfa.gov.bn/foreignpolicy/unitednation.htm| author=US DOS}}</ref> the 7th member of the [[ASEAN-Japan Centre]] in 1990,<ref>{{cite web|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231128090903/https://cil.nus.edu.sg/databasecil/1980-agreement-establishing-the-asean-promotion-centre-on-trade-investment-and-tourism/ | archive-date=28 November 2023 | title= 1980 Agreement Establishing The ASEAN Promotion Centre On Trade, Investment And Tourism | date=12 June 2022| publisher=National University of Singapore| url= https://cil.nus.edu.sg/databasecil/1980-agreement-establishing-the-asean-promotion-centre-on-trade-investment-and-tourism/ | author=National University of Singapore}}</ref> the 159th [[United Nations]] member on 21 September 1985,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1985 |title=$210,000 for UN school |pages=9 |work=Brunei Darussalam Newsletter |url=https://www.information.gov.bn/English%20Publication%20PDF/BDN%20DECEMBER%201985.pdf |access-date=2023-06-25}}</ref> a major player in [[BIMP-EAGA]] in 1994,<ref name="BIMP_1994">{{cite web| url=http://www.mfa.gov.bn/economytrade/bimpeaga.htm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621071516/http://www.mfa.gov.bn/economytrade/bimpeaga.htm| archive-date=21 June 2008 | title=MOFAT, BIMP-EAGA| date=30 March 2010| publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade}}</ref> and a founding member of the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO) in 1995.<ref name="WTO_2008">{{cite web| url=http://www.mfa.gov.bn/economytrade/wto.htm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625053100/http://www.mfa.gov.bn/economytrade/wto.htm| archive-date=25 June 2008 | title=MOFAT, WTO| date=30 March 2010| publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade}}</ref> Since 2009, [[Brunei]] and the [[Philippines]] signed a [[memorandum of understanding]] (MOU) that seeks to strengthen the bilateral co-operation of the two countries in the fields of agriculture and farm-related trade and investments.<ref>Marvyn N. Benaning (29 April 2009) [http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/204239/rp-brunei-seal-agri-cooperation-deal#.UOaoTayyHMo RP, "Brunei seal agri cooperation deal"]{{dead link|date=October 2013}}, ''Manila Bulletin''</ref>

==Diplomatic relations==
Brunei maintains diplomatic relations with the following countries:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!#!!Country!!Date
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|1
|{{Flag|Australia}}
|{{Date table sorting|1 January 1984}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1220715458/view?sectionId=nla.obj-1274145097&partId=nla.obj-1221027271#page/n76/mode/1up |title=Australian foreign affairs record.Vol. 54 No. 12 |publisher=December 1983 |access-date=25 April 2023}}</ref>
|-
|2
|{{Flag|Chile}}
|{{Date table sorting|1 January 1984}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Mensaje presidencial |publisher=Talleres Gráficos de Gendarmería de Chile |year=1983 |pages=46 |language=es}}</ref>
|-
|3
|{{Flag|Indonesia}}
|{{Date table sorting|1 January 1984}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indonesia |url=https://www.mfa.gov.bn/Pages/br_Indonesia.aspx |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Brunei Darussalam}}</ref>
|-
|4
|{{Flag|Malaysia}}
|{{Date table sorting|1 January 1984}}<ref>{{Cite web |title="SENARAI TARIKH PENUBUHAN HUBUNGAN DIPLOMATIK MALAYSIA DAN NEGARA - NEGARA LUAR" |url=https://www.data.gov.my/data/dataset/636f285a-4c0a-4de5-82fe-cb4d6a262d62/resource/e7a9c827-7ce5-49c8-8c23-a52d842cad67/download/01-tarikh-penubuhan-hubungan-diplomatik-malaysia.xlsx |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=(In Malay) |archive-date=24 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424114052/https://www.data.gov.my/data/dataset/636f285a-4c0a-4de5-82fe-cb4d6a262d62/resource/e7a9c827-7ce5-49c8-8c23-a52d842cad67/download/01-tarikh-penubuhan-hubungan-diplomatik-malaysia.xlsx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|5
|{{Flag|Philippines}}
|{{Date table sorting|1 January 1984}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philippines |url=https://www.mfa.gov.bn/Pages/br_Philippines.aspx |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Brunei Darussalam}}</ref>
|-
|6
|{{Flag|Singapore}}
|{{Date table sorting|1 January 1984}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Republic of Singapore |url=https://www.mfa.gov.bn/Pages/br_Singapore.aspx |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Brunei Darussalam}}</ref>
|-
|7
|{{Flag|South Korea}}
|{{Date table sorting|1 January 1984}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brunei |url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=5 |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Korea}}</ref>
|-
|8
|{{Flag|Thailand}}
|{{Date table sorting|1 January 1984}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Kingdom of Thailand |url=https://www.mfa.gov.bn/Pages/br_Thailand.aspx |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Brunei Darussalam}}</ref>
|-
|9
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|{{Date table sorting|1 January 1984}}<ref name="britain">{{Cite news|author=Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam|date=3 July 2024 |title=Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Minister of Defence II receives farewell call from the British High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam |url=https://www.mindef.gov.bn/Lists/News/print.aspx?ID=6241|website=[[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam]]|location=[[Prime Minister's Office (Brunei)|Prime Minister's Office Brunei]]|access-date=27 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250526231410/https://www.mindef.gov.bn/Lists/News/print.aspx?ID=6241|archive-date=26 May 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|10
|{{Flag|Germany}}
|{{Date table sorting|30 January 1984}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brunei Darussalam: Steckbrief |url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/service/laender/bruneidarussalam-node/bruneidarussalam/224524?view= |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=(Auswärtiges Amt) |language=de}}</ref>
|-
|11
|{{Flag|Nepal}}
|{{Date table sorting|3 February 1984}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Relations |url=https://mofa.gov.np/foreign-policy/bilateral-relation/ |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal |archive-date=16 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816132805/https://mofa.gov.np/foreign-policy/bilateral-relation/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|12
|{{Flag|Pakistan}}
|{{Date table sorting|9 February 1984}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Relations |url=https://www.mfa.gov.bn/Pages/Bilateral%20Relations.aspx |access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref>
|-
|13
|{{Flag|United States}}
|{{Date table sorting|10 March 1984}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=United States of America |url=https://www.mfa.gov.bn/Pages/br_America.aspx |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Brunei Darussalam}}</ref>
|-
|14
|{{Flag|Oman}}
|{{Date table sorting|24 March 1984}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|15
|{{Flag|Maldives}}
|{{Date table sorting|31 March 1984}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=COUNTRIES WITH WHICH THE REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES HAS ESTABLISHED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS |url=https://www.gov.mv/en/files/dpl-full-country-list-as-of-16-march-2023.pdf |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=gov.mv |archive-date=24 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424202925/https://www.gov.mv/en/files/dpl-full-country-list-as-of-16-march-2023.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|16
|{{Flag|Japan}}
|{{Date table sorting|2 April 1984}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|17
|{{Flag|Sri Lanka}}
|{{Date table sorting|3 April 1984}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dates of Establishment of Diplomatic Relations |url=https://mfa.gov.lk/dpl-relations/ |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Sri Lanka |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321072720/https://mfa.gov.lk/dpl-relations/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|18
|{{Flag|Papua New Guinea}}
|{{Date table sorting|1 May 1984}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|19
|{{Flag|Egypt}}
|{{Date table sorting|2 May 1984}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|20
|{{Flag|Belgium}}
|{{Date table sorting|3 May 1984}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|21
|{{Flag|Bangladesh}}
|{{Date table sorting|5 May 1984}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|22
|{{Flag|New Zealand}}
|{{Date table sorting|5 May 1984}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|23
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|{{Date table sorting|7 May 1984}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 January 2024 |title=Ambra Dickie, High Commissioner for Canada in Brunei Darussalam |url=https://www.international.gc.ca/country-pays/brunei_darussalam/bandar_seri_begawan-rep.aspx?lang=eng |website=Government of Canada |access-date=5 February 2025}}</ref>
|-
|24
|{{Flag|France}}
|{{Date table sorting|8 May 1984}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|25
|{{Flag|India}}
|{{Date table sorting|10 May 1984}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|26
|{{Flag|Brazil}}
|{{Date table sorting|8 June 1984}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Resenha de politica exterior do Brasil numero 41, abril, maio e junho de 1984 |url=https://www.funag.gov.br/chdd/images/Resenhas/RPEB_41_abr_mai_jun_1984.pdf |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=funag.gov.br |page=109 |language=pt |archive-date=29 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629115639/http://www.funag.gov.br/chdd/images/Resenhas/RPEB_41_abr_mai_jun_1984.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|27
|{{Flag|Turkey}}
|{{Date table sorting|27 June 1984}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|28
|{{Flag|Spain}}
|{{Date table sorting|June 1984}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brunei: 3. RELACIONES BILATERALES CON ESPAÑA |url=https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Documents/FichasPais/Brunei_FICHA%20PAIS.pdf |access-date=25 April 2023 |language=es}}</ref>
|-
|29
|{{Flag|Norway}}
|{{Date table sorting|12 October 1984}}<ref>{{Cite web |title="Norges opprettelse af diplomatiske forbindelser med fremmede stater" |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/globalassets/departementene/ud/vedlegg/protokoll/diplomatiske_forbindelser.pdf |access-date=25 April 2023 |website=regjeringen.no |language=no}}</ref>
|-
|30
|{{Flag|Switzerland}}
|{{dts|November 1984}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=ASEAN Blue Pages |publisher=Allinpri Prima |year=1985 |pages=158}}</ref>
|-
|31
|{{Flag|Yemen}}
|{{Date table sorting|28 December 1984}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chronologies Dans Monde Arabe 1985/1(N°107) |url=https://www.cairn.info/revue-maghreb-machrek1-1985-1-page-65.htm |access-date=11 September 2023 |website=La Documentation française |page=79 |language=fr}}</ref>
|-
|32
|{{Flag|Sweden}}
|{{dts|1984}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brunei |url=https://www.regeringen.se/sveriges-regering/utrikesdepartementet/sveriges-forbindelser-med-omvarlden/asien-och-oceanien/brunei/ |access-date=12 March 2024 |website=Regeringskansliet |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
|33
|{{Flag|Jordan}}
|{{Date table sorting|18 February 1985}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|34
|{{Flag|Netherlands}}
|{{Date table sorting|27 April 1985}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Brunei Darussalam |publisher=Broadcasting and Information Department, Prime Minister's Office |year=1985 |pages=21}}</ref>
|-
|35
|{{Flag|Austria}}
|{{Date table sorting|2 December 1985}}<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |title=Brunei Darussalam |publisher=Department of Information, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Brunei Darussalam |year=1986 |volume=1–41 |page=3}}</ref>
|-
|36
|{{Flag|Greece}}
|{{Date table sorting|6 May 1986}}<ref name=":1" />
|-
|37
|{{Flag|Ireland}}
|{{Date table sorting|6 May 1986}}<ref name=":1" />
|-
|38
|{{Flag|Malta}}
|{{Date table sorting|15 August 1986}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Brunei Darussalam Newsletter, Issues 42-66. |publisher=Department of Information, Prime Minister's Office |year=1989 |pages=6}}</ref>
|-
|39
|{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|{{DTS|1 July 1987}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|40
|{{Flag|Morocco}}
|{{DTS|28 May 1988}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|41
|{{Flag|Bahrain}}
|{{DTS|24 September 1988}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|42
|{{Flag|Finland}}
|{{Date table sorting|11 November 1988}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finland and Brunei Darussalam |url=https://finlandabroad.fi/web/brn/finland-and-brunei |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Finland Abroad}}</ref>
|-
|43
|{{Flag|Italy}}
|{{DTS|2 November 1989}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Brunei Darussalam |publisher=Broadcasting and Information Department, Prime Minister's Office |year=1989 |pages=169}}</ref>
|-
|44
|{{Flag|Denmark}}
|{{DTS|6 February 1990}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Brunei Darussalam |publisher=Broadcasting and Information Department, Prime Minister's Office, 1990 |year=1990 |pages=135}}</ref>
|-
|45
|{{Flag|Iran}}
|{{DTS|1 May 1990}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|46
|{{Flag|Iraq}}
|{{DTS|1 May 1990}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=News Review on West Asia - Volume 21 - Page 228 |publisher=Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses |year=1990}}</ref>
|-
|47
|{{Flag|Kuwait}}
|{{DTS|1 May 1990}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|48
|{{Flag|Mali}}
|{{DTS|1 May 1990}}<ref name=":6">{{Cite journal |date=June 1990 |title=Diplomatic ties established with several more countries |url=https://www.information.gov.bn/Publication%20listsPDF/Brunei%20Darussalam%20Newsletter/1990/BD%20jun%2090.pdf |journal=Brunei Darussalem Newsletter |page=14}}</ref>
|-
|49
|{{Flag|Niger}}
|{{DTS|1 May 1990}}<ref name=":6" />
|-
|50
|{{Flag|Seychelles}}
|{{DTS|1 May 1990}}<ref name=":6" />
|-
|51
|{{Flag|Tonga}}
|{{DTS|1 May 1990}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Summary of World Broadcasts: The Far East. Part III - Page 1-7 |publisher=Monitoring Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation |year=1990}}</ref>
|-
|52
|{{Flag|Tunisia}}
|{{DTS|1 May 1990}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chronologies Dans Monde Arabe 1990/3 (№129) |url=https://www.cairn.info/revue-maghreb-machrek1-1990-3-page-94.htm |access-date=6 September 2023 |website=La Documentation Francaise |page=113 |language=fr}}</ref>
|-
|53
|{{Flag|Peru}}
|{{DTS|1 June 1990}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archivo Digital de la Legislación del Perú |url=https://www.leyes.congreso.gob.pe/Documentos/2016_2021/Tratados_Internacionales/TI-20820190605.pdf |access-date=3 June 2023 |website=leyes.congreso.gob.pe |page=96 |language=es}}</ref>
|-
|54
|{{Flag|Guyana}}
|{{DTS|20 June 1990}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Countries With Which Guyana Has Established Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.minfor.gov.gy/consulates/countries-guyana-relations |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Cooperative Republic of Guyana}}</ref>
|-
|55
|{{Flag|Mauritius}}
|{{DTS|2 July 1990}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Brunei Darussalam Newsletter - Issues 42-66 - Page 12 |publisher=Department of Information, Prime Minister's Office |year=1989}}</ref>
|-
|56
|{{Flag|China}}
|{{DTS|30 September 1991}}<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Brunei Darussalam and ... |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&as=1&m1=p&p1=Diplomatic%20relations%20between%20Brunei%20Darussalam%20and%20...&f1=series&op1=a&m2=a&p2=&f2=&op2=a&m3=a&p3=&f3=&dt=&d1d=&d1m=&d1y=&d2d=&d2m=&d2y=&rm=&sf=year&so=a&rg=100&c=United%20Nations%20Digital%20Library%20System&of=hb&fti=0&fti=0 |access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref>
|-
|57
|{{Flag|Russia}}
|{{DTS|1 October 1991}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|58
|{{Flag|Mexico}}
|{{DTS|2 October 1991}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|59
|{{Flag|Qatar}}
|{{DTS|2 October 1991}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|60
|{{Flag|Senegal}}
|{{DTS|25 November 1991}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|61
|{{Flag|Ghana}}
|{{DTS|10 December 1991}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Brunei Darussalam |publisher=Broadcasting and Information Department, Prime Minister's Office |year=1991 |pages=152}}</ref>
|-
|62
|{{Flag|Honduras}}
|{{DTS|20 December 1991}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|63
|{{Flag|Burkina Faso}}
|{{DTS|21 January 1992}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|64
|{{Flag|Hungary}}
|{{DTS|21 January 1992}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|65
|{{Flag|Federated States of Micronesia}}
|{{DTS|23 February 1992}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Countries With Which the Federated States of Micronesia Has Established Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.fsmgov.org/diprel.html |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=fsmgov.org}}</ref>
|-
|66
|{{Flag|Vietnam}}
|{{DTS|29 February 1992}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|67
|{{Flag|Czech Republic}}
|{{DTS|2 March 1992}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|68
|{{Flag|Colombia}}
|{{DTS|24 March 1992}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Estado de Brunei Darussalam |url=https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/internacional/politica/regiones/asia-pacifico/brunei-darussalam#:~:text=Relaciones%20Diplomáticas%3A%20La%20República%20de,Consulado%20de%20Brunei%20más%20cercano. |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (in Spanish)}}</ref>
|-
|69
|{{Flag|Argentina}}
|{{DTS|24 April 1992}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Brunei Darussalam - Page 160 |publisher=Broadcasting and Information Department, Prime Minister's Office |year=1992}}</ref>
|-
|70
|{{Flag|Mongolia}}
|{{DTS|18 May 1992}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=LIST OF COUNTRIES MAINTAINING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH MONGOLIA |url=http://www.mfa.gov.mn/old/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/diplist-2020-draft-20200729.pdf |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR LIST |archive-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928021439/http://www.mfa.gov.mn/old/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/diplist-2020-draft-20200729.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|71
|{{Flag|Solomon Islands}}
|{{DTS|21 May 1992}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|72
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|{{DTS|28 May 1992}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|73
|{{Flag|Cambodia}}
|{{DTS|9 June 1992}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|74
|{{Flag|San Marino}}
|{{DTS|10 June 1992}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rapporti bilaterali della Repubblica di San Marino |url=https://www.esteri.sm/pub2/EsteriSM/Relazioni-Internazionali/Rapporti-Bilaterali.html |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=esteri.sm (in Italian)}}</ref>
|-
|75
|{{Flag|Madagascar}}
|{{DTS|20 October 1992}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|76
|{{Flag|Nigeria}}
|{{DTS|1 December 1992}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Brunei Darussalam Newsletter - Issues 72-132 |publisher=Department of Information, Prime Minister's Office |year=1991}}</ref>
|-
|77
|{{Flag|Eswatini}}
|{{Date table sorting|26 January 1993}}<ref>{{Cite journal |date=28 February 1993 |title=Envoys on postings to Brunei |url=https://www.information.gov.bn/English%20Publication%20PDF/BD%2028%20Feb%2093.pdf |journal=Brunei Darussalem newsletter |pages=6}}</ref>
|-
|78
|{{Flag|Laos}}
|{{DTS|27 July 1993}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|79
|{{Flag|Myanmar}}
|{{DTS|21 September 1993}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|80
|{{Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
|{{DTS|25 January 1994}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dates of Recognition and Establishment of Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.mvp.gov.ba/vanjska_politika_bih/bilateralni_odnosi/datumi_priznanja_i_uspostave_diplomatskih_odnosa/default.aspx?id=6 |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bosnia and Herzegovina}}</ref>
|-
|81
|{{Flag|Albania}}
|{{DTS|27 January 1994}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Brunei Darussalam Newsletter - Issues 133-156 - Page 7 |publisher=Department of Information, Prime Minister's Office |year=1994}}</ref>
|-
|82
|{{Flag|Benin}}
|{{DTS|1 March 1994}}<ref name="Brunei Darussalam Newsletter">{{Cite book |title=Brunei Darussalam Newsletter |publisher=Department of Information, Prime Minister's Office |year=2000}}</ref>
|-
|83
|{{Flag|Bulgaria}}
|{{DTS|14 April 1994}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|84
|{{Flag|Costa Rica}}
|{{DTS|14 April 1994}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|85
|{{Flag|Romania}}
|{{DTS|15 April 1994}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
| 86
|{{Flag|Lebanon}}
|{{DTS|18 May 1994}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 May 1994 |title=Brunei Darussalam Newsletter Number 142 |url=https://www.information.gov.bn/Publication%20listsPDF/BD%2031%20%20may%2094.pdf |access-date=10 September 2023 |website=information.gov.bn |page=7}}</ref>
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|—
|{{Flag|State of Palestine}}
|{{DTS|3 June 1994}}<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |title=Brunei Darussalam Newsletter - Issues 143-146. |publisher=Department of Information, Prime Minister's Office. |year=1994 |pages=16}}</ref>
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|87
|{{Flag|Ivory Coast}}
|{{DTS|3 June 1994}}<ref name=":3" />
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|88
|{{Flag|Guinea-Bissau}}
|{{DTS|3 June 1994}}<ref name=":3" />
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|89
|{{Flag|Zimbabwe}}
|{{DTS|7 September 1994}}<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |title=Brunei Darussalam |publisher=Broadcasting and Information Department, Prime Minister's Office |year=1994 |pages=199 and 202}}</ref>
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|90
|{{Flag|Uruguay}}
|{{DTS|19 September 1994}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|91
|{{Flag|Algeria}}
|{{DTS|24 January 1995}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 February 1995 |title=Brunei Darussalam Newsletter Number 160 |url=https://www.information.gov.bn/Publication%20listsPDF/BD%2028%20feb%2095.pdf |access-date=10 September 2023 |website=information.gov.bn |page=10}}</ref>
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|92
|{{Flag|Sierra Leone}}
|{{DTS|10 July 1995}}<ref name=":2" />
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|93
|{{Flag|Azerbaijan}}
|{{DTS|24 November 1995}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral diplomatic relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Brunei Darussalam |url=https://mfa.gov.az/en/category/asia-and-oceania/brunei#:~:text=and%20Brunei%20Darussalam-,Diplomatic%20relations%20between%20the%20Republic%20of%20Azerbaijan%20and%20Brunei%20Darussalam,to%20the%20Republic%20of%20Azerbaijan. |access-date=17 February 2025 |website=Republic of Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}</ref>
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|94
|{{Flag|Marshall Islands}}
|{{DTS|17 January 1996}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Listing of all countries which have established diplomatic relations with the Republic of the Marshall Islands (As of 13 February 2019) |url=https://www.rmiembassyus.org/about-2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718175857/https://www.rmiembassyus.org/about-2 |archive-date=18 July 2023 |access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref>
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|95
|{{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
|{{DTS|15 March 1996}}<ref name=":2" />
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|96
|{{Flag|Poland}}
|{{DTS|20 March 1996}}<ref name=":2" />
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|97
|{{Flag|Portugal}}
|{{DTS|22 March 1996}}<ref name=":2" />
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|98
|{{Flag|Panama}}
|{{DTS|28 March 1996}}<ref name=":2" />
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|99
|{{Flag|Paraguay}}
|{{DTS|8 April 1996}}<ref name=":2" />
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|100
|{{Flag|Slovakia}}
|{{DTS|4 June 1996}}<ref name=":2" />
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|101
|{{Flag|Mozambique}}
|{{DTS|18 June 1996}}<ref name=":2" />
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|102
|{{Flag|Uzbekistan}}
|{{DTS|20 June 1996}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=States with Which the Republic of Uzbekistan Established Diplomatic Relations |url=https://2014-2024.mfa.uz/en/pages/strani-kotoriye-uzbekistan-ustanovil-diplomaticheskiye-otnosheniya |website=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uzbekistan)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan]] |access-date=6 February 2025}}</ref>
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|103
|{{Flag|Namibia}}
|{{DTS|27 June 1996}}<ref name=":2" />
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|104
|{{Flag|South Africa}}
|{{dts|4 October 1996}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Relations (country profiles listed alphabetically) |url=https://www.dirco.gov.za/bilateral-relations/ |access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref>
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|105
|{{Flag|Cyprus}}
|{{DTS|6 November 1996}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 1996 |title=Foreign envoys present credentials |url=https://www.information.gov.bn/Publication%20listsPDF/BD%20nov%2096.pdf |access-date=29 December 2024 |page=9}}</ref>
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|106
|{{Flag|Cuba}}
|{{DTS|4 April 1997}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ambassador of Cuba meets with second foreign and trade minister of Brunei |url=https://misiones.cubaminrex.cu/en/articulo/ambassador-cuba-meets-second-foreign-and-trade-minister-brunei#:~:text=Cuba%20and%20the%20Sultanate%20of,relations%20on%20April%204%2C%201997. |access-date=25 April 2023 |website=misiones.cubaminrex.cu}}</ref>
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|107
|{{Flag|Slovenia}}
|{{DTS|28 April 1997}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Đogić |first=Mojca Pristavec |date=September 2016 |title=Priznanja samostojne Slovenije |url=https://fotogalerija.dz-rs.si/datoteke/Publikacije/Zborniki_RN/2016/Priznanja_samostojne_Slovenije_.pdf |access-date=11 July 2023 |language=sl}}</ref>
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|108
|{{Flag|Gabon}}
|{{DTS|June 1997}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.information.gov.bn/Publication%20listsPDF/Brunei%20Darussalam%20Newsletter/2002/15Jan%2002.pdf |title=Deputy Sultan grants audiences |date=15 January 2002 |publisher=Brunei Darussalem newsletter |pages=4}}</ref>
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|109
|{{Flag|Ukraine}}
|{{DTS|3 October 1997}}<ref name=":2" />
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|110
|{{Flag|Croatia}}
|{{DTS|1 May 1998}}<ref name=":2" />
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|111
|{{Flag|Nicaragua}}
|{{DTS|July 1998}}<ref name=":4" />
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|112
|{{Flag|Sudan}}
|{{DTS|August 1998}}<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |title=Brunei Darussalam Newsletter |date=31 May 1999 |publisher=Department of Information, Prime Minister's Office |pages=2–3}}</ref>
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|113
|{{Flag|North Korea}}
|{{DTS|7 January 1999}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=DPRK Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.ncnk.org/sites/default/files/content/resources/publications/NCNK_Issue_Brief_DPRK_Diplomatic_Relations.pdf |access-date=25 April 2023 |website=The National Committee ON North Korea}}</ref>
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|114
|{{Flag|Comoros}}
|{{DTS|16 February 1999}}<ref name=":2" />
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|115
|{{Flag|Suriname}}
|{{DTS|22 February 1999}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lijst van Diplomatieke Betrekkingen en Visum-afschaffingsovereenkomsten |url=http://www.gov.sr/media/12102008/lijst-van-diplomatieke-betrekkingen-en-visum-afschaffingsovereenkomsten.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416134520/http://www.gov.sr/media/12102008/lijst-van-diplomatieke-betrekkingen-en-visum-afschaffingsovereenkomsten.pdf |archive-date=16 April 2019 |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=gov.sr |language=nl}}</ref>
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|116
|{{Flag|Turkmenistan}}
|{{DTS|22 February 1999}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=STATES WITH WHICH TURKMENISTAN ESTABLISHED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS |url=https://www.mfa.gov.tm/en/articles/55?breadcrumbs=no |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan}}</ref>
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|117
|{{Flag|Lesotho}}
|{{DTS|30 March 2000}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Brunei Darussalam Newsletter |publisher=Department of Information, Prime Minister's Office |date=March 2000}}</ref>
|-
|118
|{{Flag|Republic of Congo}}
|{{DTS|15 May 2000}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|119
|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}}
|{{DTS|14 June 2000}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|120
|{{Flag|Latvia}}
|{{DTS|14 July 2000}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dates of Establishment and Renewal of Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/dates-establishment-and-renewal-diplomatic-relations |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Latvia}}</ref>
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|121
|{{Flag|El Salvador}}
|{{DTS|28 August 2000}}<ref name=":2" />
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|122
|{{Flag|Tanzania}}
|{{DTS|6 October 2000}}<ref name="Brunei Darussalam Newsletter" />
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|123
|{{Flag|Malawi}}
|{{DTS|11 October 2000}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GiBqDwAAQBAJ&dq=Brunei+and+Malawi+establish+diplomatic+relations+...&pg=PT160 |title=Southeast Asian Affairs 2001 |publisher=Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |year=2003 |isbn=9789814517119 |access-date=25 April 2023}}</ref>
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|124
|{{Flag|Ecuador}}
|{{DTS|19 March 2001}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|125
|{{Flag|Lithuania}}
|{{DTS|27 April 2001}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brunei Darussalam |url=https://urm.lt/default/en/bilateral-brunei-darussalam |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923203014/https://urm.lt/default/en/bilateral-brunei-darussalam |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|126
|{{Flag|Armenia}}
|{{DTS|15 April 2002}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Relations Brunei Darussalam |url=https://www.mfa.am/en/bilateral-relations/bn |access-date=25 April 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia}}</ref>
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|127
|{{Flag|Timor-Leste}}
|{{DTS|20 May 2002}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timor Leste and Brunei Darussalam sign Air Services Agreement |url=https://en.tatoli.tl/2022/07/09/timor-leste-and-brunei-darussalam-sign-air-services-agreement/17/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321213651/https://en.tatoli.tl/2022/07/09/timor-leste-and-brunei-darussalam-sign-air-services-agreement/17/ |archive-date=21 March 2023 |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Agencia Noticiosa de Timor-Leste}}</ref>
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|128
|{{Flag|Belarus}}
|{{DTS|4 November 2002}}<ref name=":2" />
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|129
|{{Flag|Togo}}
|{{DTS|3 December 2002}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Negara Brunei Darussalam jalin hubungan diplomatik dengan Republik Togo |url=https://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Arkib%20Dokumen/2002/25%20DISEMBER%202002.pdf |access-date=25 April 2023 |website=(Pelita Brunei 25 Disember 2002/1423, Muka 7) |language=Malay}}</ref>
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|130
|{{Flag|Zambia}}
|{{DTS|3 February 2003}}<ref name=":2" />
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|131
|{{Flag|Luxembourg}}
|{{DTS|18 July 2003}}<ref name=":2" />
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|132
|{{Flag|Uganda}}
|{{DTS|21 October 2003}}<ref name=":2" />
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|133
|{{Flag|Eritrea}}
|{{DTS|13 May 2004}}<ref name=":2" />
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|134
|{{Flag|Tajikistan}}
|{{DTS|2 June 2004}}<ref name=":2" />
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|135
|{{Flag|Guatemala}}
|{{DTS|30 June 2004}}<ref name=":2" />
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|136
|{{Flag|Venezuela}}
|{{DTS|13 July 2005}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|137
|{{Flag|Samoa}}
|8 February 2006<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brunei Darussalam establishes diplomatic relations with the Government of the Independent State of Samoa |url=http://bn.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/jbwz/wlxw/200602/t20060209_1443315.htm |access-date=25 April 2023 |website=Embassy of PR China in Brunei Darussalam}}</ref>
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|138
|{{Flag|Iceland}}
|{{DTS|27 April 2006}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|139
|{{Flag|Estonia}}
|{{DTS|1 May 2006}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brunei, Estonia establish diplomatic relations |url=http://sultanate.com/news_server/2006/2_may_2.html |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=sultanate.com/news}}</ref>
|-
|140
|{{Flag|Angola}}
|{{DTS|18 October 2006}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|141
|{{Flag|Moldova}}
|{{DTS|18 October 2006}}<ref name=":2" />
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|142
|{{Flag|Afghanistan|2013}}
|{{DTS|14 February 2007}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Brunei Darussalam Newsletter - Page 14 |publisher=Department of Information, Prime Minister's Office |year=2007}}</ref>
|-
|143
|{{Flag|North Macedonia}}
|{{DTS|1 August 2007}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral relations |url=http://www.mfa.gov.mk/default1.aspx?ItemID=310 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930040551/http://www.mfa.gov.mk/default1.aspx?ItemID=310 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia}}</ref>
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|144
|{{Flag|Guinea}}
|{{DTS|8 August 2007}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 2013 |title=Diplomatic and Consular List 2013 |url=https://www.mfa.gov.bn/Shared%20Documents/Consular%20and%20Matters/Travel/Diplomatic%20List%20[ao.31.1.13].pdf |page=41}}</ref>
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|145
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|{{DTS|11 August 2008}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brunei, Kenya establish diplomatic relations |url=http://www.sultanate.com/news_server/2008/12_aug_1.html |access-date=25 April 2023 |website=(Borneo Bulletin |date=12 August 2008}}</ref>
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|146
|{{Flag|Grenada}}
|{{DTS|29 January 2009}}<ref name=":2" />
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|147
|{{Flag|Libya}}
|{{DTS|4 April 2009}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Affendy |date=5 April 2009 |title=Prince Mohamed meets new foreign envoys |url=http://www.sultanate.com/news_server/2009/5_apr_2.html |access-date=17 February 2025}}</ref>
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|148
|{{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|{{DTS|24 November 2009}}<ref name=":2" />
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|149
|{{Flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|{{DTS|21 December 2009}}<ref name=":2" />
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|150
|{{Flag|Montenegro}}
|{{DTS|18 January 2010}}<ref name=":2" />
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|151
|{{Flag|Georgia}}
|{{DTS|1 March 2010}}<ref name=":2" />
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|152
|{{Flag|Dominican Republic}}
|{{DTS|10 August 2010}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=RepúblicaDominicana y el Estado de Brunei Darussalam 🇧🇳 celebran hoy 10 de agosto, 11 años de amistad. |url=https://www.facebook.com/MIREXRDO/photos/a.1849085921819837/4375619772499760/?type=3 |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores República Dominicana on Facebook}}</ref>
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|153
|{{Flag|Fiji}}
|{{DTS|25 April 2011}}<ref name=":2" />
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|154
|{{Flag|Andorra}}
|{{DTS|16 June 2011}}<ref name=":2" />
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|155
|{{Flag|Jamaica}}
|{{DTS|20 June 2011}}<ref name=":2" />
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|156
|{{Flag|Monaco}}
|{{DTS|22 June 2011}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Etablissement des relations diplomatiques entre la Principauté de Monaco et le Brunei Darussalam |url=https://www.newsmontecarlo.com/international/310-etablissement-des-relations-diplomatiques-entre-la-principaute-de-monaco-et-le-brunei-darussalam#:~:text=Le%20Brunei%20Darussalam%20est%20le,avec%20la%20Principaut%C3%A9%20de%20Monaco. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425112403/https://www.newsmontecarlo.com/international/310-etablissement-des-relations-diplomatiques-entre-la-principaute-de-monaco-et-le-brunei-darussalam#:~:text=Le%20Brunei%20Darussalam%20est%20le,avec%20la%20Principaut%C3%A9%20de%20Monaco. |archive-date=25 April 2023 |access-date=25 April 2023 |website=newsmontecarlo.com}}</ref>
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|157
|{{Flag|Liechtenstein}}
|{{DTS|25 November 2011}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=a pretty petite principality |url=https://bruneions.com/recreation-leisure/12024745-liking-little-liechtenstein?next=192 |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=bruneions.com |archive-date=24 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424204427/https://bruneions.com/recreation-leisure/12024745-liking-little-liechtenstein?next=192 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|158
|{{Flag|Serbia}}
|{{DTS|5 December 2011}}<ref name=":2" />
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|159
|{{Flag|Palau}}
|{{DTS|16 December 2011}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Government of His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and the Government of the Republic of Palau have decided to establish diplomatic relations with effect from 16 December 2011. |url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/Lists/Press%20Room/news.aspx?ID=210&ContentTypeId=0x01040055E31CAE71A9C144B21BBB007363093500B667C4949BC69D4394F4AC8FA016E767 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326064221/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/Lists/Press%20Room/news.aspx?ID=210&ContentTypeId=0x01040055E31CAE71A9C144B21BBB007363093500B667C4949BC69D4394F4AC8FA016E767 |archive-date=26 March 2018 |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=mofat.gov.bn}}</ref>
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|160
|{{Flag|Djibouti}}
|{{DTS|9 November 2012}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Djibouti établit des relations diplomatiques avec Brunei |url=http://french.peopledaily.com.cn/96852/8014537.html |access-date=25 April 2023 |website=french.people.com.cn |archive-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329181611/http://french.peopledaily.com.cn/96852/8014537.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|161
|{{Flag|Mauritania}}
|{{dts|20 March 2014}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 March 2014 |title=L’ambassadeur de la Mauritanie présente ses lettres de créances au Sultanat de Brunei |url=https://ami.mr/fr/Depeche-25964.html |work=[[Mauritanian News Agency]] |access-date=1 February 2025 |lang=fr}}</ref>
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|162
|{{Flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
|{{DTS|27 May 2015}}<ref name=":2" />
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|163
|{{Flag|Gambia}}
|{{Date table sorting|21 January 2016}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 January 2016 |title=Brunei establishes diplomatic ties with Republic of Gambia |url=https://btarchive.org/news/national/2016/01/22/brunei-establishes-diplomatic-ties-republic-gambia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528093437/https://btarchive.org/news/national/2016/01/22/brunei-establishes-diplomatic-ties-republic-gambia |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 May 2022 |access-date=11 September 2023}}</ref>
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|164
|{{Flag|Kiribati}}
|{{Date table sorting|26 January 2016}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kiribati |url=https://www.mfa.gov.bn/pages/br_kiribati.aspx |access-date=11 September 2023}}</ref>
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|165
|{{Flag|Bahamas}}
|{{DTS|21 November 2016}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|—
|{{Flag|Kosovo}}
|20 February 2017<ref>{{Cite web |title=Establish Diplomatic Relation, Brunei and Kosovo |url=https://www.brudirect.com/news.php?id=23429 |access-date=25 April 2023 |website=brudirect.com}}</ref>
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|166
|{{Flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
|{{DTS|21 February 2017}}<ref name=":2" />
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|167
|{{Flag|Dominica}}
|{{DTS|22 January 2020}}<ref name=":2" />
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|168
|{{Flag|Rwanda}}
|{{DTS|9 December 2020}}<ref name=":2" />
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|169
|{{Flag|Chad}}
|Unknown
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|170
|{{Flag|Syria}}
|Unknown
|}

== Bilateral relations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=100|Country
! width=100|Formal relations began
!class=unsortable|Notes
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|{{flag|Australia}}||1 January 1984||{{Main|Australia–Brunei relations}}

Australia and Brunei Darussalam enjoy a warm, and increasingly diverse bilateral relationship. Australian servicemen liberated Brunei from Japanese occupation in June 1945. A memorial marking this event can be found at Muara Beach and is the venue for the annual ANZAC Day ceremony organised by the High Commission. Both countries are also participating in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations which commenced in 2010, with participants aiming to conclude an agreement which will serve as a building block for Asia Pacific economic integration.

Brunei has a High Commission in [[Canberra]], and Australia has one in [[Bandar Seri Begawan]].<ref name="ab">{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/48 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224054359/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/48 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 February 2014 |title=Australia-Brunei Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei) |access-date=20 February 2014 }}</ref> Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Relations between the two countries were established in 1984 when Australia became one of the first countries to establish diplomatic ties with Brunei.<ref name="ab"/><ref>{{cite book|author=Jatswan S. Sidhu|title=Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bry0sOwstIMC&pg=PA29|year=2009|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-7078-9|page=29}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/sultan-of-brunei-to-visit-australia/story-fn3dxiwe-1226631375878|title=Sultan of Brunei heading to Australia|newspaper=[[The Australian]]|date=29 April 2013|access-date=20 February 2014}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Cambodia}}||9 June 1992||{{Main|Brunei–Cambodia relations}}

Brunei has an embassy in [[Phnom Penh]], and Cambodia has an embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan.<ref name="bc">{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/62-cambodia |title=Brunei-Cambodia Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei) |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222040613/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/62-cambodia |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> Relations were established on 9 June 1992.<ref name="bc"/>
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Canada}}||1 January 1984||{{Main|Brunei–Canada relations}}

Canada established diplomatic relations with Brunei Darussalam on 7 May 1984, following Brunei's independence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/63-canada |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140215065009/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/63-canada |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 February 2014 |title=Brunei-Canada Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei) |access-date=15 February 2014 }}</ref><ref name="gc">{{cite web|url=http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/brunei_darussalam/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/index.aspx?lang=eng|title=Canada-Brunei Darussalam Relations|publisher=Government of Canada|date=November 2013|access-date=15 February 2014}}</ref> Brunei has a High Commission in [[Ottawa]], and Canada has a High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan.<ref name="gc"/> Like Brunei, Canada is a full member of the Commonwealth of Nations..
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|{{flag|China}}||30 September 1991||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 30 September 1991{{Main|Brunei–China relations}}

Brunei has an embassy in [[Beijing]], and China has an embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/64 |title=Brunei-China Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei) |access-date=17 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222052634/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/64 |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> Relations can be traced back to over 2,000 years ago, as early as the [[Han dynasty#Western Han|Western Han]] periods.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/NK09Cb01.html|title=China, Brunei: ties that bind|publisher=[[Asia Times Online]]|date=9 November 2012|access-date=17 February 2014|author=Prashanth Parameswaran|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923201459/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/NK09Cb01.html|url-status=unfit}}</ref>
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|{{flag|France}}||8 May 1984||{{Main|Brunei–France relations}}

Brunei has an embassy in [[Paris]], and France has an embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan.<ref name="bf">{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/66-france |title=Brunei-France Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei) |access-date=13 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222050603/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/66-france |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> Relations between the two countries have been established since 8 May 1984.<ref name="bf"/>
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|{{flag|Germany}}||30 January 1984||{{Main|Brunei–Germany relations}}

Brunei has an embassy in [[Berlin]], and Germany has an embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan.<ref name="bg">{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/67-germany |title=Brunei-Germany Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei) |access-date=14 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222050815/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/67-germany |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> Relations between the two countries has been established since 1 May 1984.<ref name="bg"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bandar-seri-begawan.diplo.de/Vertretung/bandarseribegawan/en/03/Bilaterale__Beziehungen/Germany__and_20Brunei_20Darussalam.html|title=Germany and Brunei Darussalam (Bilateral relations)|publisher=German Embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan|access-date=14 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222044558/http://www.bandar-seri-begawan.diplo.de/Vertretung/bandarseribegawan/en/03/Bilaterale__Beziehungen/Germany__and_20Brunei_20Darussalam.html|archive-date=22 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|{{flag|India}}||10 May 1984||{{Main|Brunei–India relations}}

Brunei has a High Commission in [[New Delhi]], and India has a High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan.<ref name="bi">{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/68-india |title=Brunei-India Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei) |access-date=17 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222052239/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/68-india |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. Relations have been established since 10 May 1984.<ref name="bi"/>
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|{{flag|Indonesia}}||1 January 1984||{{Main|Brunei–Indonesia relations}}

Republic of Indonesia established diplomatic relations with Brunei Darussalam on 1 January 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/69-indonesia |title=Brunei-Indonesia Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei) |access-date=4 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222040334/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/69-indonesia |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> 
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|{{flag|Iran}}||1 May 1990||{{Main|Brunei–Iran relations}}
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|{{flag|Japan}}||2 April 1984||{{Main|Brunei–Japan relations}}

[[File:Embassy of Japan in Bandar Seri Begawan 1.jpg|thumb|Embassy of Japan in Bandar Seri Begawan]]
Brunei has an embassy in [[Tokyo]], and Japan has an embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan.<ref name="bj">{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/71 |title=Brunei-Japan Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei) |access-date=16 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222051946/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/71 |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> Relations were established on 2 April 1984.<ref name="bj"/>
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|{{flag|Laos}}||27 July 1993||{{Main|Brunei–Laos relations}}

Brunei has an embassy in [[Vientiane]], and Laos has an embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan.<ref name="bl">{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/75 |title=Brunei-Laos Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei) |access-date=7 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222042243/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/75 |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> Relations were established on 27 July 1993.<ref name="bl"/>
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|{{flag|Malaysia}}||1 January 1984||{{Main|Brunei–Malaysia relations}}

Both countries established diplomatic relations since January 1984 with Brunei has a High Commission in [[Kuala Lumpur]], and Malaysia has a High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/76-malaysia |title=Brunei-Malaysia Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei) |access-date=4 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220143545/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/76-malaysia |archive-date=20 February 2014 }}</ref> Like Brunei, Malaysia is a full member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
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|{{flag|Mexico}}||2 October 1991||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 2 October 1991
* Brunei is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C.<ref>[http://www.bruneiembassy.org/ Embassy of Brunei in the United States]</ref>
* Mexico is accredited to Brunei from its embassy in Singapore.<ref name=Singapore>[https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/singapur/ Embassy of Mexico in Singapore]</ref>
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|{{flag|Myanmar}}||21 September 1993||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 September 1993{{Main|Brunei–Myanmar relations}}

Brunei has an embassy in [[Yangon]], and Myanmar has an embassy in [[Gadong, Brunei|Gadong]].<ref name="bb">{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/78 |title=Brunei-Burma Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei) |access-date=4 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222040245/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/78 |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> Relations were established on 21 September 1993.<ref name="bb" />
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|{{flag|New Zealand}}||5 May 1984||{{Main|Brunei–New Zealand relations}}

The Bruneian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur is accredited to New Zealand, while the New Zealand High Commission in Kuala Lumpur is cross-accredited to Brunei.<ref name="bn">{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/48 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224054359/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/48 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 February 2014 |title=Brunei-New Zealand Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei) |access-date=21 February 2014 }}</ref> Relations has been established since 5 May 1984 and have always been friendly and positive with such co-operation in education trade and defence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Countries/Asia-South-and-Southeast/Brunei.php|title=Brunei-New Zealand (Bilateral links)|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand)]]|access-date=21 February 2014|archive-date=29 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329093209/http://mfat.govt.nz/Countries/Asia-South-and-Southeast/Brunei.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|{{flag|North Korea}}||7 January 1999||
In August 2013 [[Brunei]]'s Foreign Affairs and Vice-Minister, Prince [[Mohamed Bolkiah]] arrived in Pyongyang.
Brunei is represented in North Korea, through its embassy in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]].

North Korea established diplomatic relations with Brunei on 7 January 1999.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Wertz|first1=Daniel|last2=Oh|first2=JJ|last3=Kim|first3=Insung|date=August 2016|title=Issue Brief: DPRK Diplomatic Relations|publisher=The National Committee on North Korea|url=http://www.ncnk.org/resources/publications/NCNK_Issue_Brief_DPRK_Diplomatic_Relations.pdf#page=9|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228074114/http://www.ncnk.org/resources/publications/NCNK_Issue_Brief_DPRK_Diplomatic_Relations.pdf#page=9|archive-date=28 December 2016|page=8|access-date=4 February 2018}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Oman}}||24 March 1984||{{Main|Brunei–Oman relations}}

Brunei has an embassy in [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], and Oman has an embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan.<ref name="bo">{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/48 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224054359/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/48 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 February 2014 |title=Brunei-Oman Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei) |access-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> Relations has been established since 24 March 1984.<ref name="bo"/>
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|{{flag|Pakistan}}||9 February 1984||{{Main|Brunei–Pakistan relations}}

Pakistan has a High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan and Brunei has a High Commission in [[Islamabad]]. Pakistan initially hesitated to recognise the country at first since its close relations with [[Malaysia]] which what they considered as part of the Federation of Malaysia but later established relations on 9 February 1984 when Malaysia established relations with the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/81-pakistan |title=Brunei-Pakistan Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei) |access-date=4 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222040338/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/81-pakistan |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Philippines}}||1 January 1984||{{Main|Brunei–Philippines relations}}

Relations between Brunei and the natives of a then divided Philippines under a classical era started since the 10th to 13th centuries and continued even under the colonial regimes. Relations continued through the Sultanate of Sulu. Post World War II relations between the two countries has been re-established since January 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/83-philippines |title=Brunei-Philippines Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei) |access-date=8 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222043019/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/83-philippines |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> In April 2009, Brunei and The [[Philippines]] signed a [[memorandum of understanding]] (MOU) that seeks to strengthen the bilateral co-operation of the two countries in the fields of agriculture and farm-related trade and investments.<ref>[http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/economy/9637-rp-brunei-sign-farm-cooperation-deal.html "RP, Brunei sign farm-cooperation deal"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141201225950/http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/economy/9637-rp-brunei-sign-farm-cooperation-deal.html |date= 1 December 2014 }}</ref> The MOU further strengthened bilateral co-operation between the two Southeast Asian countries, particularly in the fields of agriculture and farm-related trade and investments.<ref>[http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p090430.htm&no=13&r=&y=&mo= "RP, Brunei seal agricultural cooperation deal"]</ref> The two countries have agreed to co-operate in plant science, crops technology, vegetable and fruit preservation, biotechnology, post-harvest technology, livestock, organic agriculture, irrigation and water resources and [[Halal]] industry. Brunei is viewed by the Philippines as a key ASEAN and Islamic ally. While Brunei view the Philippines as an ASEAN and Christian ally with a Muslim minority. 
<ref>[http://www.gmanews.tv/story/159314/RP-Brunei-agree-to-strengthen-bilateral-ties-in-agriculture "RP, Brunei agree to strengthen bilateral ties in agriculture"]</ref>
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|{{flag|Qatar}}||2 October 1991||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 2 October 1991{{Main|Brunei–Qatar relations}}

Brunei has an embassy in [[Doha]], and Qatar has an embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan.<ref name="bq">{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/84-qatar |title=Brunei-Qatar Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei) |access-date=24 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227121131/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/84-qatar |archive-date=27 February 2014 }}</ref> 
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|{{flag|Russia}}||1 October 1991||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 October 1991{{Main|Brunei–Russia relations}}

Brunei maintains an embassy in [[Moscow]], the Russian embassy in Brunei was established in March 2010.
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|{{flag|Singapore}}||1 January 1984||{{Main|Brunei–Singapore relations}}

The official relations between the two countries have been established since 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/86 |title=Brunei-Singapore Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei) |access-date=8 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222043014/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/86 |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> Brunei and Singapore agreed to have Singapore train its armed forces with Brunei. Like Brunei, Singapore is a full member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Brunei and Singapore have a currency agreement that the currencies of both countries can be used in either of the two countries. The [[Brunei dollar]] and the [[Singapore dollar]] are maintained at par.

In August 2005, [[Brunei]]'s Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister, Prince [[Mohamed Bolkiah]] arrived in Singapore for a three-day visit during which the two countries signed an agreement to eliminate double taxation, paving the way for further bilateral trade and investment.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/163982/1/.html | title = Singapore, Brunei sign Avoidance of Double Taxation pact | publisher = [[Channel NewsAsia]] | date = 19 August 2005 | access-date = 12 January 2013 | archive-date = 2 December 2005 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051202185409/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/163982/1/.html | url-status = dead }}</ref>

The [[Royal Brunei Navy]] and the [[Republic of Singapore Navy]] conduct an annual Exercise Pelican signifying strong ties between the two navies.
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|{{flag|South Korea}}||1 January 1984||{{Main|Brunei–South Korea relations}}

Brunei has an embassy in [[Seoul]], and South Korea has an embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan.<ref name="bs">{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/73 |title=Brunei-South Korea Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei) |access-date=15 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222051502/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/73 |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> South Korea established diplomatic relations with Brunei on 1 June 1984 right after the country gained independence from the United Kingdom on 1 January on that year.<ref name="bs"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/include/print.asp?newsIdx=46002 |title=Brunei Seeks Stronger IT Partnership With Seoul |newspaper=[[The Korea Times]] |date=31 May 2009 |access-date=15 February 2014 |author=Na Jeong-ju |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705025418/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/include/print.asp?newsIdx=46002 |archive-date=5 July 2015 }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Thailand}}||1 January 1984||{{Main|Brunei–Thailand relations}}

Brunei has an embassy in [[Bangkok]], and Thailand has an embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/87-thailand |title=Brunei-Thailand Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei) |access-date=9 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222043627/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/87-thailand |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> The relations have always been close and cordial.<ref>{{cite book|author=Oxford Business Group|title=The Report: Brunei Darussalam 2011|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x-MBjG1LahsC&pg=PA36|year=2011|publisher=Oxford Business Group|isbn=978-1-907065-52-1|page=36}}</ref>
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|{{flag|United Kingdom}}|| 1 January 1984 ||{{Main|Brunei–United Kingdom relations}}
[[File:Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets Sultan of Brunei (54214371358).jpg|thumb|right|[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Keir Starmer]] with [[Sultanate of Brunei|Bruneian Sultanate]] [[Hassanal Bolkiah]] in Downing Street, December 2024.]]
Brunei established [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom|diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom]] on 1 January 1984.<ref name="britain"/>
*Brunei maintains a [[High Commission of Brunei, London|high commission]] in [[London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://diplomatmagazine.com/heads-of-mission/middle-east-asia/brunei-darussalam/|title=Brunei Darusssalam|access-date=27 May 2025|website=Diplomat Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513004313/https://diplomatmagazine.com/heads-of-mission/middle-east-asia/brunei-darussalam/|archive-date=13 May 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
*The United Kingdom is accredited to the Brunei through its [[British High Commission|high commission]] in Bandar Seri Begawan.<ref>{{cite web|title=British High Commission Bandar Seri Begawan|website=[[gov.uk|GOV.UK]]|url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-bandar-seri-begawan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240705170500/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-kuala-lumpur|archive-date=5 July 2024|access-date=27 January 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>

The UK governed [[British Borneo|Brunei]] from 1888 to 1984, when Brunei achieved full independence.<ref>{{cite book|author=Leigh R. Wright|title=The Origins of British Borneo|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9SzxAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA181|date=1 July 1988|publisher=Hong Kong University Press|isbn=978-962-209-213-6|pages=181–}}</ref>

Both countries share common membership of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], [[Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership|CPTPP]], the [[United Nations]], and the [[World Trade Organization]]. Bilaterally the two countries have a Double Taxation Agreement.<ref>{{Cite web|author=[[HM Revenue and Customs]]|date=23 March 1995|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/brunei-tax-treaties|title=Brunei: tax treaties|website=GOV.UK|access-date=27 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250418044127/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/brunei-tax-treaties|archive-date=18 April 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>

The UK and Brunei have a long-standing and strong bilateral relationship, particularly on defence co-operation, trade and education. The UK continues to play a strong role in developing Brunei's oil and gas sector, and the Brunei Investment Agency is a significant investor in the UK, with their largest overseas operations in the City of London. The UK remains the destination of choice for Bruneian students, with about 1,220 of them enrolled in higher education in the UK in 2006–07.{{Fix|text=Out of date}} The Brunei royal family have strong ties to the UK, more specifically [[Birchwood, Cheshire|Birchwood]], a suburb of [[Warrington]].
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|{{flag|United States}}||10 March 1984||{{Main|Brunei–United States relations}}

The US welcomed Brunei Darussalam's full independence from the United Kingdom on 1 January 1984, and opened an embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan on that date. Brunei opened its embassy in [[Washington, D.C.]] in March 1984. [[Royal Brunei Armed Forces|Brunei's armed forces]] engage in joint exercises, training programs, and other military co-operation with the USA memorandum of understanding on defence co-operation was signed on 29 November 1994. The [[Sultan of Brunei]] visited Washington in December 2002.
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|{{flag|Vietnam}}||29 February 1992||{{Main|Brunei–Vietnam relations}}

Relations between the two countries have been established since 29 February 1992.<ref name="bv">{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/91 |title=Brunei-Vietnam Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei) |access-date=12 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222045528/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/91 |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> Brunei has an embassy in [[Hanoi]], and Vietnam has an embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan.<ref name="bv"/> Relations between the two countries have always been friendly especially in the political field.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vietnamembassy-brunei.org/en/nr070521165956/news_object_view?newsPath=/vnemb.vn/cn_vakv/ca_tbd/nr040819102445/ns071207145108|title=VIETNAM – BRUNEI DARUSSALAM RELATIONS|publisher=Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Brunei Darussalam|access-date=12 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224061842/http://www.vietnamembassy-brunei.org/en/nr070521165956/news_object_view?newsPath=%2Fvnemb.vn%2Fcn_vakv%2Fca_tbd%2Fnr040819102445%2Fns071207145108|archive-date=24 February 2014}}</ref>
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==See also==

* [[List of diplomatic missions in Brunei]]
* [[List of diplomatic missions of Brunei]]
* [[Visa requirements for Bruneian citizens]]

== References ==
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{{Foreign relations of Brunei}}
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