GEOGRAPHY
With Tibet to the north, Sikkim to the west and Assam and West Bengal to the south and east, Bhutan is a land-locked country. The total area of the kingdom is about 47,000 square kilometres, about the size of Switzerland. It’s located in the heart of the high Himalayan mountain range.
FACTS AND FIGURES
Land area 47.000 km2 18.147 square miles
Forest area 72.5 %
Altitude between 240 and 7.541metres above sea level
Population 2.1 million
Ethnicity 50% Bhote, 35% ethnic Nepalese, 15% indigenous/migrant tribes
Language official language “Dzongkha”, English widely spoken, also 19 other languages & dialects
Religion Vajrayana stream of Mahayana Buddhism (Tantric Buddhism) 75%, Indian & Nepalese versions of Hinduism 25%
Currency Ngultrum (equal to Indian Rupee)
Capital Thimphu
Government constitutional democratic monarchy
Royalty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk
Prime Minister Lyonpo Jigme Thinley
National Tree Cypress
National Bird Raven
National Flower Blue Poppy
National Sport Archery
National Animal Takin
