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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Clock Tower Square country Bhutan
Phuentsholing country Bhutan
Paro Airport country Bhutan
Royal Institute of Management regionServed Bhutan
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Bhutan
Thimphu City FC country Bhutan
རྫོང་ཁ country Bhutan
Dzongkha Development Commission jurisdiction Bhutan
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Bhutan
Bhutanese royal family reignOver Bhutan
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Bhutan
Parliament of Bhutan jurisdiction Bhutan
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Bhutan
Tsangla spokenIn Bhutan
Tsangla country Bhutan
declaration of independence of Bangladesh recognizedBy Bhutan
subject surface form: Declaration of Independence of Bangladesh
Dzong-Ka region Bhutan
Dzong-Ka spokenIn Bhutan
Lhuentse District country Bhutan
Lhuentse District partOf Bhutan
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Bhutan
Bos grunniens distribution Bhutan
Trongsa District country Bhutan
Trongsa District partOf Bhutan
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Bhutan
Decaisnea nativeTo Bhutan
Chamkhar Chhu country Bhutan
Chamkhar Chhu basinCountry Bhutan
Zhemgang District country Bhutan