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Kingdom of Bhutan
Druk Gyalkhap
   Bhutan is a mountainous country 'squeezed' between China and India south of the Himalayas; over 90% of the active population is engaged in the agricultural sector. Due to its rather isolated position, Bhutan has always been on the edges of world politics and still not much has changed from this point of view.
Government type Parliamentary monarchy
Area 38,394 km˛ (14,824 sq mi)
Population 727,000 inh. (2017 census)
Population 777,000 inh. (2024 est.)
Population density 20 inh/km˛ (52 inh/mi˛)
Capital Thimphu (135,000 pop.)
Currency Bhutanese ngultrum
Human development index 0.666 (127th place)
Languages Dzongkha (official), tibetan and nepali languages
Life expectancy M 70 years, F 72 years
Location in Asia

Boundaries:

China NORTH
India WEST, SOUTH and EAST

GEOGRAPHY DATA OF BHUTAN


Largest cities
Thimphu 135,000 pop.
Phuntsholing 27,700 pop.
Highest mountains
Gangkar Puensum 7,570 m (24,836 ft)
Kula Kangri 7,538 m (24,731 ft)
Longest rivers
Manas 376 km (234 mi) total, 272 km (169 mi) in Bhutan

ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF BHUTAN

   Bhutan is administratively divided into 20 districts; Wangdue Phodrang, with an area close to 4,000 square kilometers, is the largest district, while that of Thimpu is the most populated and sole with over one hundred thousand inhabitants.

   Apart from the capital Thimphu and to a lesser extent Phuntsholing, all the other main inhabited centers are villages with a few thousand inhabitants; it can be seen from the second map that these urban centers are located either in the area of the capital or near the border with India, where the territory is flatter.



Thimphu



Useful links

Bhutan National Statistics Bureau
Bhutan Travel