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.

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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

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golden langur rangeCountry Bhutan
pallas’s fish eagle geographicDistribution Bhutan
subject surface form: Pallas’s fish eagle
mahseer foundInCountry Bhutan
Ursus thibetanus nativeTo Bhutan
Northeast Frontier Railway (partly) hasBorderWith Bhutan
subject surface form: Northeast Frontier Railway
Indian leopard nativeTo Bhutan
Kalimpong annexedFrom Bhutan
Darrang district borders Bhutan
this entity surface form: Bhutan (across Udalguri region historically)
Sikkim borderWithCountry Bhutan
SAU servesStudentsFrom Bhutan
red panda foundInCountry Bhutan
Great hornbill foundIn Bhutan
SDF countryServed Bhutan
subject surface form: SAARC Development Fund
SARCO membership Bhutan
Upper Assam borderedBy Bhutan
Kailash Range borderProximity Bhutan
this entity surface form: Bhutan (regional context)
Faculty of Economics hasStudentBodyFrom Bhutan
subject surface form: Faculty of Economics, South Asian University
North Bengal borders Bhutan
subject surface form: North Bengal (India)
Himadri locatedIn Bhutan
Faculty of Legal Studies servesStudentsFrom Bhutan
subject surface form: Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University
Santalī spokenIn Bhutan
Bhai Tika alsoCelebratedIn Bhutan
Arbor Day celebratedIn Bhutan
Losar celebratedIn Bhutan