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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Farms and fisheries
- rice
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- potatoes
- root vegetables
- maize
- oranges
Largest cities
| Thimphu capital | 98,676 |
| Phuntsholing | 27,658 |
| Tsirang | 22,376 |
| Punākha | 21,500 |
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Constitutional monarchy.
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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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Landlocked. Northern hemisphere.
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