Those fortunate enough to visit Bhutan describe Bhutan as a unique, deeply spiritual and mystical experience.
This kingdom is an adventure like no other kingdom in the world.
Total Area : | 38,394 square kilometers |
Geography : | Landlocked between China (Tibet) and India |
Altitude : | 100m above sea level in the South to over 7,500 m. above sea leve in the North. |
Population : | 726,851 (2014) |
Language : | Bhutan’s official language is Dzongkha while English is widely spoken. |
Religion : | Mahayana Buddhism,Hinduism. |
Capital : | Thimphu. |
Political System: | Democratic Constitutional Monarchy. |
Time : | GMT+6 |
Currency : | Ngultrum 1US$ = Nu.60 (2015) |
Terrain:
| It can be divided into three major parts: Geographic regions from North to South; the high Himalayas of North, the hills and valleys of the central and the foothills and plains of the South. |
Forest coverage : | 72.5% of the land area |
Cultivated area : | 7.8% of total land |
Altitude : | 100 m above sea level in the south to over 7,500 m above sea level in the north |
Longitude : | 88 45’ – 92 10’ East |
Latitude : | 26 45’ – 28 15’ North |
Life expectancy: | 66 yrs |
Local time : | 6 hrs ahead of GMT and half an hour ahead of Indian Standard Time |