Monster Essays - Bhutan
Bhutan
By:Chris Murphy
Fact Sheet
Area: 18, 147 square miles
Population: 1,660,000
Capital: Thimphu (pop. 20,000)
Languages: Dzongkha (official) Gurung,
Assamese
Ethnic make-up: Bhote 60%, Napalese 25%
Religion: Buddhist (state religion 75%)
Hindu 25%
Currency: Indian rupee
Literacy rate: 15%
Imports: gasoline, fabrics, light equipment
Exports: timber, rice, coal, fruit
Trading partners: India
(Bhutan, 740)
Climate and Geography
Bhutan is a small country located in the Himalayas. It does have a richly scenic land though. There are broad, grassy valleys; fore....
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