Bhutan

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Bhutan is a small, landlocked Himalayan kingdom in South Asia known for its Buddhist culture, mountainous landscapes, and emphasis on Gross National Happiness.

Observed surface forms (5)


Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
landlocked country
sovereign state
borderCountry China
India
callingCode +975
capital Thimphu
climate montane climate
continent Asia
currency Bhutanese ngultrum
Indian rupee
developmentPhilosophy Gross National Happiness
drivesOn left
drivingSide left
emphasisOn Gross National Happiness
cultural preservation
environmental conservation
governmentType unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
hasMonarchTitle Dragon King
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of Bhutan
headOfStateTitle Druk Gyalpo
internetTLD .bt
ISO3166-1Alpha2 BT
ISO3166-1Alpha3 BTN
landlocked true
largestCity Thimphu
locatedInMountainRange Himalayas
majorReligion Buddhism
majorRiver Drangme Chhu
Puna Tsang Chhu
Wang Chhu
memberOf BIMSTEC
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
surface form: SAARC

United Nations
minorityReligion Hinduism
nationalLanguage Dzongkha
nationalMotto Gross National Happiness
nationalReligion Vajrayana
surface form: Vajrayana Buddhism
nationalSport archery
officialLanguage Dzongkha
primaryEthnicGroup Lhotshampa
Ngalop
Sharchop
region Eastern Himalayas
religion Vajrayana
surface form: Vajrayana Buddhism
religiousMajority Buddhist
subregion South Asia
timeZone UTC+06:00
UNMemberState true
usesScript Tibetan script

Referenced by (118)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lhotshampa ethnicGroupOf Bhutan
Ngalop ethnicGroupOf Bhutan
Happiness filmingLocation Bhutan
Manas River flowsThrough Bhutan
South Asia hasCountry Bhutan
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Bhutan
Dragon King headOfStateOf Bhutan
Thimphu isCulturalCenterOf Bhutan
Thimphu isEconomicCenterOf Bhutan
Thimphu isLargestCityOf Bhutan
Lesser Himalayas locatedIn Bhutan
Wang Chhu locatedIn Bhutan
this entity surface form: Western Bhutan
Drangme Chhu majorRiverOf Bhutan
SAFTA member Bhutan
BIMSTEC memberState Bhutan
subject surface form: Standing Committee (SAARC)
Himalayan monal nativeTo Bhutan
Meconopsis nativeTo Bhutan
Vesak observedIn Bhutan
this entity surface form: western Bhutan
Vajrayana presentIn Bhutan