Bhutan
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Click to see country in continent: Bhutan
Capital: Thimphu
Population: 2.3mln
Surface: 47,000 sq km
Languages:
Dzongkha, Tibetan, Nepalese |
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Television and Internet were introduced in Bhutan only in 1999. Bhutan was the last country in the world to introduce these
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Exact population: 2,279,723 note: other estimates range as low as 810,000 (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 42.2%; male: 56.2%; female: 28.1%
Ethnicities: Bhote 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35% (includes Lhotsampas - one of several Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15%
Land boundaries: Total: 1,075 km; border countries: China 470 km, India 605 km
Terrain: Mostly mountainous with some fertile valleys and savanna
Extremes: Lowest point: Drangme Chhu 97 m; highest point: Kula Kangri 7,553 m
Imports: Germany 41.8%, India 35.5%, Japan 9.2%, Austria 4.3% (2004)
Exports: India 85.6%, Bangladesh 6.7%, Japan 4.3% (2004)
Industries: Cement, wood products, processed fruits, alcoholic beverages, calcium carbide
Source: CIA World Factbook
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