National Geographic Bhutan

Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, situated in the Eastern Himalayas between the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and India in the south, with the Indian state of Sikkim separating it from neighbouring Nepal. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of 38,394 square kilometres, Bhutan ranks 13…
Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, situated in the Eastern Himalayas between the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and India in the south, with the Indian state of Sikkim separating it from neighbouring Nepal. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of 38,394 square kilometres, Bhutan ranks 133rd in land area and 160th in population. Bhutan is a democratic constitutional monarchy with a King as the head of state and a prime minister as the head of government. The Je Khenpo is the head of the state religion, Vajrayana Buddhism.
  • Official languages: Dzongkha
  • Government: Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy
  • Legislature: Parliament
  • Currency: Ngultrum (BTN)
  • Capital and largest city: Thimphu
  • Calling code: +975
  • GDP (PPP): 2023 estimate

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