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Bhutan

27.5N 90.5E · 27 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
FOUNDING OF THE WANGCHUCK MONARCHY · 17 DEC 1907
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1998 – present · Democracy and the Modern Kingdom
8 EVENTS
1988 · The census and the citizenship rules 2 REFS
early 1990s · Exodus of the Lhotshampa 2 REFS
1952 – 1998 · Opening to the World
5 EVENTS
1953 · National Assembly established 2 REFS
21 Sep 1971 · Bhutan joins the United Nations 2 REFS
1907 – 1952 · Founding of the Wangchuck Monarchy
3 EVENTS
17 Dec 1907 · Ugyen Wangchuck crowned first king 2 REFS
1926 · Accession of the second king 2 REFS
1651 – 1910 · Civil Strife and the British Treaties
5 EVENTS
1864–1865 · The Duar War with British India 2 REFS
11 Nov 1865 · Treaty of Sinchula 2 REFS
1616 – 1651 · Unification under the Zhabdrung
3 EVENTS
1616 · Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal arrives in Bhutan 2 REFS
1637 · Punakha Dzong founded 2 REFS
7th – 12th centuries · Buddhism and the Valleys of the Thunder Dragon
3 EVENTS
7th century · First Buddhist temples founded 2 REFS
8th century · Guru Rinpoche brings Buddhism to Bhutan 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Thimphu
Population
758,000
Area
38,394 km²
Region
Southern Asia
Languages
Dzongkha
Currency
Bhutanese ngultrum (Nu.)
Demonym
Bhutanese
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$3.6 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$4,493’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
8.0%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
3.6%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
79.4%’24 WB-WDI

Society

Population
797,000’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
73.3 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
43.4%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.4’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
64.9%’22 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
63.9’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
89.0’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
62.6’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
53.4’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
70.6’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
77.7’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
4.4%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.55’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
17.2’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
97.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
65.6%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
64.9%’22 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
5.8%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
114.9%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
86.2%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
13.0%’24 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.1%’24 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
236’24 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
91.3%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
100’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
0.0%’23 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
38,140 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
71.6%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
13.8%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
2.0’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
82.5%’22 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
2.7%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.1%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
2.7%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Armed forces
6,000’00 WB-SIPRI

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