Bhutan

 Map of Bhutan

Country name	Kingdom of Bhutan
Capital	Thimphu
National holiday	National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king), 17 December (1907)
Independence:	1907 (became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king)
Population	716,896 (July 2012 est.)
Sex ratio	1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.12 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.11 male(s)/female total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Nationality	Bhutanese (singular and plural)
Religions	Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%
Languages	Sharchhopka 28%, Dzongkha (official) 24%, Lhotshamkha 22%, other 26%
Literacy	Age 15 and over can read and write Total population: 47% Male: 60% Female: 34% (2003 est.)
Location	Southern Asia, between China and India
Geographic coordinates	27 30 N, 90 30 E
Map references	Asia
Area	total: 38,394 sq km land: 38,394 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about one-half the size of Indiana
Land boundaries	total: 1,075 km border countries: China 470 km, India 605 km
Coastline	0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims	none (landlocked)
Climate	varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas
Terrain	mostly mountainous with some fertile valleys and savanna
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Drangeme Chhu 97 m highest point: Gangkar Puensum 7,570 m
Natural resources	timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate
Exports - commodities	Electricity (to India), Ferrosilicon, Cement, Calcium Carbide, Copper wire, Manganese, Vegetable oil
Imports – commodities	Fuel and lubricants, Passenger cars, Machinery and parts, Fabrics, rice
Land use	arable land: 2.3% permanent crops: 0.43% other: 97.27% (2005)
Irrigated land	400 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources	95 cu km (1987)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)	total: 0.43 cu km/yr (5%/1%/94%) per capita: 199 cu m/yr (2000)
Natural hazards	violent storms from the Himalayas are the source of the country's name, which translates as Land of the Thunder Dragon; frequent landslides during the rainy season
Environment - current issues	soil erosion; limited access to potable water
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
Geography - note	landlocked; strategic location between China and India; controls several key Himalayan mountain passes