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Bhutan

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(bōtän'), officially Kingdom of Bhutan, kingdom (2015 est. pop. 787,000), 18,147 sq mi (47,000 sq km), in the E Himalayas, southern Asia. It is bordered on the west, south, and east by India and on the north by the Tibet region of China. Punakha is the traditional capital; Thimphu is the official capital and largest city. Great mountain ranges, rising in the N to Kula Kangri (24,784 ft/7,554 m), Bhutan's tallest peak, run north and south, dividing the country into forested valleys with some pastureland. The perpetually snow-covered Great Himalayas are uninhabited, except for some Buddhist monks in scattered monasteries. Bhutan is drained by several rivers rising in the Himalayas and flowing into India. Thunderstorms and torrential rains are common; rainfall averages from 200 to 250 in. (508–635 cm) on the southern plains. The valleys, especially the Paro, are intensively cultivated. Bhutan's people are mostly Bhotias, who call themselves Drukpas (dragon people). They are ethnically…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
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The Kingdom of Bhutan is a small, landlocked country in the eastern Himalayas, between India and the Tibetan plateau of China. S Bhutan, along the border with India, is the lowest land region, ranging between about 50 and 900m [160 to 2,950ft] above sea level. N of the plains is a mountainous region…
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From Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) History
The status of the LGBTQ community in Bhutan . Bhutan is a landlocked South Asian country in the eastern Himalayas with a small population of around 800,000 people. Bhutan entered the modernized era around the beginning of the twentieth century and remains a highly religious country. Buddhism is the…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2016-2017
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Kingdom of Bhutan Druk-yul Political Status: Independent parliamentary monarchy; first formal constitution adopted June 2, 2008. Area: 18,147 sq. mi. (47,000 sq. km). Population: 784,000 (2016E—UN); 750,125 (2016E—U.S. Census). Major Urban Center (2014E—UN): THIMPHU (152,000). Official Language: …
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From Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019
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Kingdom of Bhutan Note: In balloting on September 15 and October 18, 2018, the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) party surprised observers by securing 30 seats, followed by the Bhutan Peace and Prosperity, with 17 seats. The ruling People’s Democratic Party was third and lost all of its 32 seats. DNT…
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From Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
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POPULATION 725,296 NYINGMA-PA BUDDHIST 45 percent DRUKPA KAGYU BUDDHIST 40 percent HINDU 14 percent OTHER 1 percent Introduction The Kingdom of Bhutan, sandwiched between India and China, is the only independent Buddhist state in the Himalayas. It has a population estimated around 725,000 and is…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(bōtän'), officially Kingdom of Bhutan, kingdom (2015 est. pop. 787,000), 18,147 sq mi (47,000 sq km), in the E Himalayas, southern Asia. It is bordered on the west, south, and east by India and on the north by the Tibet region of China. Punakha is the traditional capital; Thimphu is the official…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Bhutan
Country, south-central Asia. Area: 14,824 sq mi (38,394 sq km). Population: (2016 est.) 770,000. Capital: Thimphu . There are three main ethnic groups: the Buddhist Sharchop (Assamese) in the east; the Tibetan Buddhist Bhutia, about half of the population, in the northern, central, and western…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Mountainous, landlocked country in the eastern Himalayas (southeast Asia), bounded north and west by Tibet (China) and to the south and east by India. Government Under its 2008 constitution, Bhutan is a multiparty parliamentary democracy, with a monarch as head of state. Formerly an absolute, …
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From Chambers Dictionary of World History
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A small state in the eastern Himalayas, bounded to the north by China and to the south by India. British involvement dates from 1774 with the signing of a treaty of cooperation between Bhutan and the British East India Company ; the southern part of the country was annexed by Britain in 1865. In…
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From Financial Times World Desk Reference
Bhutan
Introduction Official name: Kingdom of Bhutan Capital: Thimphu Population: 697,300 Currency: Ngultrum Official language: Dzongkha Date of independence, or formation date: 1656 Date when current borders were established: 1865 National day: Dec 17 Vehicle country identifying code: BT Time zone (hours…
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