Bhutan

Interesting Facts About Bhutan

• Bhutan is a landlocked country located in the Eastern Himalayas, bordering China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast
• Bhutan has a population of over 800,000 and ranks 160th in world population
• Bhutan is a democratic constitutional monarchy with a King as head of state and a prime minister as head of government
• The state religion of Bhutan is Vajrayana Buddhism, with the Je Khenpo serving as the head of the state religion
• Bhutan held its first general elections for the National Assembly on 24 March 2008

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