| Kingdom of Sarawak and Sabah Kerajaan Sarawak dan Sabah (Malay) Timeline: White Rajahs
OTL equivalent: State of Sarawak (Malaysia) and State of Sabah (Malaysia) | ||||||
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| Motto: Dum Spiro Spero (Latin) While I breathe, I hope (English) Berharap selagi bernafas (Malay) |
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| Anthem: "Gone Forth Beyond the Sea" ("Pergi Melampaui Laut") (Malay) |
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| Capital (and largest city) | Kuching | |||||
| Official languages | English Malay (co-official) |
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| Religion | Secular State | |||||
| Demonym(s) | Sarawakian | |||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy | |||||
| - | Rajah | Harrison Brooke | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Abang Johari Openg | ||||
| Legislature | Council Negri | |||||
| Establishment | ||||||
| - | Established | 24 September 1841 | ||||
| - | Protected State | 14 June 1888 | ||||
| - | Liberation from Japanese Occupation | 10 June 1945 | ||||
| - | Full Independence from the United Kingdom | 22 July 1963 | ||||
| - | Modern Constitution | 28 July 1964 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 198,354 km2 76,584 sq mi |
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| Population | ||||||
| - | Estimate | 6,326,285 | ||||
| - | census | 2023 | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $366,647 billion | ||||
| - | Per capita | $57,956 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $205,465 trillion | ||||
| - | Per capita | $32,477 | ||||
| Currency | Sarawak dollar (SRD) |
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| Internet TLD | .sw | |||||
| Calling code | 082 | |||||
Sarawak, officially the Kingdom of Sarawak and Sabah (Malay: Kerajaan Sarawak dan Sabah) is a sovereign state, located in Southeastern Asia, in the northern part of the island of Borneo. It borders Indonesia to the south and Brunei to the north, being the only land border of the latter.
It was established as an independent state from a series of land concessions acquired by an Englishman, James Brooke, from the Sultan of Brunei. Sarawak was recognized as an independent Sovereign state by the United States in 1850 and by the United Kingdom in 1864. The state was temporarily occupied by the Japanese until the end of World War II, when the island was liberated by the Allies and the Brooke family was restored to the throne. In 1960, after lengthy negotiations with the British, Sabah was incorporated into Sarawak and the country was granted full independence three years later. Due to Western support and abundance of natural resources, the nation rapidly developed to become one of the Four Asian Tigers based on international trade and economic globalization, integrating itself within the world economy with export-oriented industrialization, while also becoming an international banking center.
Sarawak is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, but the rajah maintains broad constitutional authority, acting as both a unifying symbol of the various ethnicities in the country but also as an executive head of state, acting in tandem with the prime minister. The current monarch is the 6th generation descendant of the founder, Harrison Brooke, styled Rajah of Sarawak and Sabah. His heir is his son Solomon Brooke. The current prime minister is Abang Johari Openg.