Kingdom of Bhutan
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Anthem: འབྲུག་ཙན་དན Druk Tsenden "The Thunder Dragon Kingdom" |
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Capital
and largest city
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Thimphu 27°28.0′N 89°38.5′E / 27.4667°N 89.6417°E / 27.4667; 89.6417 |
Official languages | Dzongkha |
Religion | |
Demonym(s) | Bhutanese |
Government | Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy |
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | |
Tshering Tobgay | |
Legislature | Parliament |
National Council | |
National Assembly | |
Formation | |
• Unification of Bhutan
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1616–1634 |
• Period of
Desi administration
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1650–1905 |
• Start of the
Wangchuck dynasty
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17 December 1907 |
8 August 1949 | |
21 September 1971 | |
18 July 2008 | |
Area | |
• Total
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38,394 km2 (14,824 sq mi)[3][4] (133rd) |
• Water (%)
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1.1 |
Population | |
• 2021 estimate
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777,486[5][6] (159th) |
• 2022 census
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727,145[7] |
• Density
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20.3/km2 (52.6/sq mi) (210th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
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$10.969 billion[8] (166th) |
• Per capita
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$14,296[8] (95th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
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$2.686 billion[8] (178th) |
• Per capita
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$3,500[8] (124th) |
Gini (2022) | 28.5[9] low inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.681[10] medium (125th) |
Currency | Ngultrum (BTN) |
Time zone | UTC+06 (BTT) |
Date format | YYYY-MM-DD |
Drives on | left[11] |
Calling code | +975 |
ISO 3166 code | BT |
Internet TLD | .bt |
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Kingdom of Bhutan
|
|
---|---|
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 | |
Demonym(s) | Bhutanese |
Government | Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy |
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | |
Tshering Tobgay | |
Legislature | Parliament |
National Council | |
National Assembly | |
Formation | |
• Unification of Bhutan
|
1616–1634 |
• Period of
Desi administration
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1650–1905 |
• Start of the
Wangchuck dynasty
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17 December 1907 |
8 August 1949 | |
21 September 1971 | |
18 July 2008 | |
Area | |
• Total
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38,394 km2 (14,824 sq mi)[3][4] (133rd) |
• Water (%)
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1.1 |
Population | |
• 2021 estimate
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777,486[5][6] (159th) |
• 2022 census
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727,145[7] |
• Density
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20.3/km2 (52.6/sq mi) (210th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
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$10.969 billion[8] (166th) |
• Per capita
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$14,296[8] (95th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
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$2.686 billion[8] (178th) |
• Per capita
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$3,500[8] (124th) |
Gini (2022) | 28.5[9] low inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.681[10] medium (125th) |
Currency | Ngultrum (BTN) |
Time zone | UTC+06 (BTT) |
Date format | YYYY-MM-DD |
Drives on | left[11] |
Calling code | +975 |
ISO 3166 code | BT |
Internet TLD | .bt |
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