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Bhutan
Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, located in the Eastern Himalayas, bordering China's Tibet Autonomous Region to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 800,000 (800,871) and a territory of 38,394 square kilometres (14,824 sq mi), Bhutan ranks 133rd in land area and 160th in population. It is a democratic constitutional monarchy with a king as the head of state and a prime minister as the head of government. The Je Khenpo is the head of the state religion, Vajrayana Buddhism.
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED
Bhutanese
These are English demonyms for people from Bhutan. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.
Demonym source: mledoze/countries · Download the attributed dataset (ODbL)SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS
Civilizations, flags & standards
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Turning points
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BEYOND THE MAP
Bhutan in the study desk
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Where it is
Languages
Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.
What it sells, and to whom
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Trades with
Natural resources
Farms and fisheries
- rice
- milk
- potatoes
- root vegetables
- maize
- oranges
Largest cities
| Thimphu capital | 98,676 |
| Phuntsholing | 27,658 |
| Punākha | 21,500 |
Form of government
Constitutional monarchy.
Money, belief and alliances
Money
Belongs to
Climate and geography
varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas
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Landmarks and landscapes
Landlocked. Northern hemisphere.
Land borders (2)
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Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: cities, climate zone, founded.