Bhutan Geography

Bhutan Geography and Population

Bhutan (Geography) Bhutan is a mountainous country; it stretches from the southern lowlands, the so-called duars in the Brahmaputra Valley, to the over 7000 m high mountain peaks on the border with Tibet. Bhutan is sparsely populated. For centuries, the country chose to live in the isolation that the rugged terrain naturally invites. It was […]

Bhutan Economy

Bhutan Economy

Subchapters: Basic data Public finances and the state budget Banking system Tax system Basic data Bhutan is one of the smallest economies. Bhutan’s economy is in many ways self-sufficient, depending heavily on India, development aid and loans. In addition, it was significantly affected by the coronavirus pandemic in 2021. In the past fiscal year, GDP […]

Bhutan Visa

Bhutan Visa, Embassy, Holidays and Shopping

VISAS, ENTRY RULES, CUSTOMS REGULATIONS in Bhutan 2.5 months before traveling to Bhutan, you must send a request to enter the country to the Department of Tourism of Bhutan. The request is transmitted only through an accredited travel agency. Consideration of the request takes about 10 days. After 10 days, you need to obtain a […]

History in Bhutan

History in Bhutan

Almost no information has been preserved about the ancient history of Bhutan. It is known that in the 6th century BC. in the territory now occupied by Bhutan, there were several small states. Buddhism entered Bhutan in the 2nd century CE. In the middle of the 7th century Buddhism was declared the official religion of […]

About Bhutan

About Bhutan

More recently, Bhutan has become accessible to tourists. Until that time, few people knew about him as a country suitable for tourism. Lying in the heart of the Eastern Himalayas, Bhutan seems to have fallen behind the flow of time. Only since the 70s, the country began to gain popularity, and today it is the […]

Bhutan State Flag

Bhutan State Facts

  THE CAPITAL Thimphu STATE STRUCTURE A constitutional monarchy INTERNAL DIVISION The state is divided into four dzongdey, which include 20 dzongkhags SQUARE 38,394 km² CLIMATE Monsoon OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Dzong-ke CURRENCY Ngultrum POPULATION OK. 800 thousand NATIONAL COMPOSITION Bhotia – 50%, ethnic Nepalese – 35%, local or nomadic tribes (Drokpa, Kheng, Matpa, etc.) – 15% […]