Bhutan, publicly known as the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country located in South Asia between China and India. The nation is bordered by China’s Tibet Autonomous Region to the north, India to the south, the Indian state of Sikkim and the Chumbi Valley of Tibet to the west, and the Indian state of Arunachal to the east.
Bhutan ranks first in per capita income in South Asia and has the least corruption. The government here is a parliamentary democracy. The head of state is the king (the current king is Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck since 2006). Bhutan has diplomatic relations with 52 countries and the European Union, but no formal relations with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.
Nowadays, Bhutan is also famous in the world for its concept of Gross National Happiness.
Facts and Figures
Total Area: 38,394 sq km (approx. 350 km long and 150 km wide)
Altitude: 100 meters above sea level in the south to 7,570 meters above sea level in the north
Capital: Thimpu
Financial Centre: Phuntsholing
National Language: Dzongkha
Local time: GMT +6
Religion: Buddhism
National tree: Cyprus
National Flower: Blue Poppy
National Animal: Takin
National Bird: Raven
National Sport: Archery
National Day: 17 December
Currency: Ngultrum (NU)
Exchange rate in 2016 (Nu. per US$): 67.19
Highest mountain: Gangkhar Puensam (7,570 m)
Total population in 2017: 779,666 (males 404,347 and females 375,319)
Population density (persons per sq km) in 2017: 20.3
Number of Hospitals in 2016: 30
Number of schools in 2016: 558
All roads (km): 12,348.7
Electricity Generation (MU): 7,953.58
Tourist arrivals in 2016: 209,570
In winter arrivals: 45,389
In spring arrival: 43,827
In summer arrivals: 62,469
In autumn arrival: 57,885
Revenue income from tourism in 2016: 73.7 million. US dollar
GDP in 2016 at current market value (million new): 148,678.93
Gross National Income (GNI) in 2016 (number in millions): 136,341.67
Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry Share in GDP (%) in 2016 : 16.52
GDP Real Growth (%) in 2016: 7.99
GDP per capita in 2016 (in numbers): 193,447.02
Annual average inflation rate (%): 3.22