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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rupee usedInCountry Bhutan
Shorea robusta nativeTo Bhutan
Impeyan monal nativeTo Bhutan
འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་པོ་ usedIn Bhutan
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Bhutan
’Brug rgyal po usedIn Bhutan
’Brug rgyal po monarchTitleIn Bhutan
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Bhutan
Nu. usedInCountry Bhutan
Nu. currencyOf Bhutan
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Bhutan
Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan regionServed Bhutan
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Bhutan
GNH countryOfOrigin Bhutan
GNH developedIn Bhutan
GNH associatedWith Bhutan
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Bhutan
gho countryOfOrigin Bhutan
kira countryOfOrigin Bhutan
subject surface form: kira (Bhutanese dress)
Sharchopkha spokenIn Bhutan
Sharchopkha nativeTo Bhutan
Sharchopkha country Bhutan
Trashigang District subdivisionOf Bhutan
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Bhutan
Bhutan Time countryUsedIn Bhutan
Royal Government of Bhutan country Bhutan
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Bhutan
National Assembly of Bhutan jurisdiction Bhutan
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Bhutan
Royal Bhutan Police headquarters hasJurisdiction Bhutan
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Bhutan
Memorial Chorten country Bhutan