Bhutan

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PROFILE
  • Area: 38,394 sq. km (14,824 sq. mi.)
  • Population: 750,125 (2016 est.)
  • Population growth rate: 1.09% (2016 est.)
  • Life expectancy: 70.1 years (2016)
  • Languages: Sharchhopka 28%, Dzongkha (official) 24%, Lhotshamkha 22%, other 26%
  • Religions: Lamaistic Buddhist 75.3%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 22.1%, other 2.6%
  • Formal name: Kingdom of Bhutan
  • Alternate names: Druk Gyalkhap, Druk Yul, Druk-yul, Kingdom of Bhutan
  • Government type: constitutional monarchy
  • Leaders: chief of state: King Jigme Khesar Namgyel WANGCHUCK; head of government: Prime Minister Tshering TOBGAY
  • Capital: Thimphu
  • Administrative divisions: 20 districts
  • GDP per capita (PPP): $8,200 (2015 est.)
  • Exports: electricity (to India), ferrosilicon, cement, calcium carbide, copper wire, manganese, vegetable oil
  • Imports: fuel and lubricants, passenger cars, machinery and parts, fabrics, rice
  • Currency: ngultrum (BTN)
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