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Russell Sanford

@russelljsanford

Geopolitical and historical information on the South Asian country of Bhutan.

Bhutan: Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts - Infoplease

Learn about the history, geography and culture of Bhutan and find statistical and demographic information.
http://www.infoplease.com/country/bhutan.html
Bhutan's Dragon King - Vanity Fair

For more than three decades, the fourth Dragon King of Bhutan steered his people into the modern world, while keeping their traditional culture intact. His recent abdication, at 53, in favor of his 29-year-old, Oxford-educated son, was another stroke of Realpolitik,
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2009/05/bhutan-king200905
The World Factbook - Bhutan

The World Factbook for Bhutan
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bt.html
Bhutan Country Profile - BBC News

An overview of Bhutan, a remote and impoverished Himalayan kingdom which fiercely guards its traditions.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-12480707
World Health Organization - Bhutan

The WHO country health profile of Bhutan provides key statistics and links to health topical databases, plus news, features and Bulletin journal articles on the health issues of the country.
http://www.who.int/countries/btn/en/
The History of Bhutan - History Today

Lean about the history of Bhutan here.
http://www.historytoday.com/reviews/history-bhutan
Culture and Tradition - A Way To Bhutan

While Bhutan is definitely one of the smallest countries in the world, yet the cultural diversity and its richness are profound. As such strong emphasis is laid on the promotion and preservation of its rich cultural diversity.
http://www.waytobhutan.com/about-bhutan/culture-and-tradition/
Culture: Tourism Council of Bhutan

While Bhutan is one of the smallest countries in the world, its cultural diversity and richness are profound., The tourism industry in Bhutan is relatively young having been initiated only in 1974 at the time of the coronation of the fourth King.
http://www.tourism.gov.bt/about-bhutan/culture
Yankee in Bhutan: Food in Bhutan

The reason tourists have such negative experiences with Bhutan's cuisine is because they do not actually experience real Bhutanese cooking: the hotels that accommodate tourists seem to cater to a caricature of a tourist--someone who can't handle hot food, who won't eat what looks "weird", who disdains rice, and who likes all the nutrients and texture cooked out of everything.
http://yankeeinbhutan.blogspot.com/2013/05/food-in-bhutan-1.html
Culture of Bhutan

Bhutan is the country of a stunning and wide variety of flora and fauna, amazing architecture, ancient traditions, impressive monasteries.
http://www.bhutan.com/culture
Bhutan Religion and Food Culture

Learn about Bhutan's religion and its food culture.
http://www.asian-recipe.com/bhutan/bt-information/religion-food-culture.html
Bhutan - Lonely Planet

Bhutan is no ordinary place. It is a Himalayan kingdom with a reputation for mystery and magic. Learn all about it here.
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/bhutan
Kingdom of Bhutan: Experience Bhutan at the Highest Level

Comprehensive information on Bhutan history, culture, government, geography. Bhutan travel arrangements by Far Fung Places and Bhutan Tourism Corporation Ltd.
http://www.kingdomofbhutan.com
Bhutan - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Wikipedia's information about Bhutan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan

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Kingdom of Bhutan འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ (Dzongkha) Druk gyal khab
Flag Emblem
Anthem: འབྲུག་ཙན་དན Druk Tsenden "The Thunder Dragon Kingdom"

Capital and largest city	Thimphu 27°28.0′N 89°38.5′E / 27.4667°N 89.6417°E / 27.4667; 89.6417
Official languages	Dzongkha
Religion (2020) ^[1] ^[2]	74.7% Buddhism 22.6% Hinduism 1.9% Bon 0.8% others
Demonym(s)	Bhutanese
Government	Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy

• Dragon King	Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
• Prime Minister	Tshering Tobgay

Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	National Council
• Lower house	National Assembly
Formation

• Unification of Bhutan	1616–1634
• Period of Desi administration	1650–1905
• Start of the Wangchuck dynasty	17 December 1907
• Bhutan–India treaty	8 August 1949
• Current constitution	18 July 2008

Area
• Total	38,394 km² (14,824 sq mi)^[3]^[4] (133rd)
• Water (%)	1.1
Population
• 2021 estimate	777,486^[5]^[6]^[7] (159th)
• 2022 census	727,145^[8]
• Density	20.3/km² (52.6/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2025 estimate
• Total	$14.110 billion^[9] (160th)
• Per capita	$17,774^[10] (102th)
GDP (nominal)	2025 estimate
• Total	$3.420 billion^[11] (166th)
• Per capita	$4,300^[12] (127th)
Gini (2022)	28.5^[13] low inequality
HDI (2023)	0.698^[14] medium (125th)
Currency	Ngultrum (BTN) Indian rupee (₹)
Time zone	UTC+06 (BTT)
Calling code	+975
ISO 3166 code	BT
Internet TLD	.bt
The population of Bhutan had been estimated based on the reported figure of about 1 million in the 1970s when the country had joined the United Nations and precise statistics were lacking.^[15] Thus, using the annual increase rate of 2–3%, the most population estimates were around 2 million in 2000. A national census was carried out in 2005 and it turned out that the population was 672,425. Consequently, United Nations Population Division reduced its estimation of the country's population in the 2006 revision^[16] for the whole period from 1950 to 2000.

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Bhutan: Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts - Infoplease

Learn about the history, geography and culture of Bhutan and find statistical and demographic information.
http://www.infoplease.com/country/bhutan.html
Bhutan's Dragon King - Vanity Fair

For more than three decades, the fourth Dragon King of Bhutan steered his people into the modern world, while keeping their traditional culture intact. His recent abdication, at 53, in favor of his 29-year-old, Oxford-educated son, was another stroke of Realpolitik,
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2009/05/bhutan-king200905
The World Factbook - Bhutan

The World Factbook for Bhutan
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bt.html
Bhutan Country Profile - BBC News

An overview of Bhutan, a remote and impoverished Himalayan kingdom which fiercely guards its traditions.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-12480707
World Health Organization - Bhutan

The WHO country health profile of Bhutan provides key statistics and links to health topical databases, plus news, features and Bulletin journal articles on the health issues of the country.
http://www.who.int/countries/btn/en/
The History of Bhutan - History Today

Lean about the history of Bhutan here.
http://www.historytoday.com/reviews/history-bhutan
Culture and Tradition - A Way To Bhutan

While Bhutan is definitely one of the smallest countries in the world, yet the cultural diversity and its richness are profound. As such strong emphasis is laid on the promotion and preservation of its rich cultural diversity.
http://www.waytobhutan.com/about-bhutan/culture-and-tradition/
Culture: Tourism Council of Bhutan

While Bhutan is one of the smallest countries in the world, its cultural diversity and richness are profound., The tourism industry in Bhutan is relatively young having been initiated only in 1974 at the time of the coronation of the fourth King.
http://www.tourism.gov.bt/about-bhutan/culture
Yankee in Bhutan: Food in Bhutan

The reason tourists have such negative experiences with Bhutan's cuisine is because they do not actually experience real Bhutanese cooking: the hotels that accommodate tourists seem to cater to a caricature of a tourist--someone who can't handle hot food, who won't eat what looks "weird", who disdains rice, and who likes all the nutrients and texture cooked out of everything.
http://yankeeinbhutan.blogspot.com/2013/05/food-in-bhutan-1.html
Culture of Bhutan

Bhutan is the country of a stunning and wide variety of flora and fauna, amazing architecture, ancient traditions, impressive monasteries.
http://www.bhutan.com/culture
Bhutan Religion and Food Culture

Learn about Bhutan's religion and its food culture.
http://www.asian-recipe.com/bhutan/bt-information/religion-food-culture.html
Bhutan - Lonely Planet

Bhutan is no ordinary place. It is a Himalayan kingdom with a reputation for mystery and magic. Learn all about it here.
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/bhutan
Kingdom of Bhutan: Experience Bhutan at the Highest Level

Comprehensive information on Bhutan history, culture, government, geography. Bhutan travel arrangements by Far Fung Places and Bhutan Tourism Corporation Ltd.
http://www.kingdomofbhutan.com
Bhutan - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Wikipedia's information about Bhutan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan

Kingdom of Bhutan འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ (Dzongkha) Druk gyal khab
Flag Emblem
Anthem: འབྲུག་ཙན་དན Druk Tsenden "The Thunder Dragon Kingdom"

Capital and largest city	Thimphu 27°28.0′N 89°38.5′E / 27.4667°N 89.6417°E / 27.4667; 89.6417
Official languages	Dzongkha
Religion (2020) ^[1] ^[2]	74.7% Buddhism 22.6% Hinduism 1.9% Bon 0.8% others
Demonym(s)	Bhutanese
Government	Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy

• Dragon King	Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
• Prime Minister	Tshering Tobgay

Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	National Council
• Lower house	National Assembly
Formation

• Unification of Bhutan	1616–1634
• Period of Desi administration	1650–1905
• Start of the Wangchuck dynasty	17 December 1907
• Bhutan–India treaty	8 August 1949
• Current constitution	18 July 2008

Area
• Total	38,394 km² (14,824 sq mi)^[3]^[4] (133rd)
• Water (%)	1.1
Population
• 2021 estimate	777,486^[5]^[6]^[7] (159th)
• 2022 census	727,145^[8]
• Density	20.3/km² (52.6/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2025 estimate
• Total	$14.110 billion^[9] (160th)
• Per capita	$17,774^[10] (102th)
GDP (nominal)	2025 estimate
• Total	$3.420 billion^[11] (166th)
• Per capita	$4,300^[12] (127th)
Gini (2022)	28.5^[13] low inequality
HDI (2023)	0.698^[14] medium (125th)
Currency	Ngultrum (BTN) Indian rupee (₹)
Time zone	UTC+06 (BTT)
Calling code	+975
ISO 3166 code	BT
Internet TLD	.bt
The population of Bhutan had been estimated based on the reported figure of about 1 million in the 1970s when the country had joined the United Nations and precise statistics were lacking.^[15] Thus, using the annual increase rate of 2–3%, the most population estimates were around 2 million in 2000. A national census was carried out in 2005 and it turned out that the population was 672,425. Consequently, United Nations Population Division reduced its estimation of the country's population in the 2006 revision^[16] for the whole period from 1950 to 2000.

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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