Kingdom of Bhutan | |
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Capital and largest city | Thimphu 27°28.0′N 89°38.5′E / 27.4667°N 89.6417°E |
Official languages | Dzongkha |
Demonym(s) | Bhutanese |
Government | Unitary parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy |
• King | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck |
Tshering Tobgay | |
Formation Early 17th century | |
• Wangchuk Dynasty | 17 December 1907 |
2007 | |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (135th) |
• Water (%) | 1.1 |
Population | |
• 2011 estimate | 708,427 (165th) |
• 2005 census | 634,982 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (154th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
• Total | $3.875 billion |
• Per capita | $5,429 |
GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
• Total | $1.412 billion |
• Per capita | $1,978 |
HDI (2007) | 0.619 medium · 132nd |
Currency | Ngultrum2 (BTN) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (not observed) |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | 975 |
ISO 3166 code | BT |
Internet TLD | .bt |
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Bhutan (officially called Kingdom of Bhutan) is a small landlocked country in the Himalaya mountains of South Asia. It is ruled by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, who has been king since 2006. Bhutan was founded in 1644 by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyel. The Bhutanese people are proud that they have always been an independent country. Bhutan's capital city is Thimphu. The official language is Dzongkha.