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Bhutan at a Glance


Bhutan, also known as Druk Yul or the Land of Thunder Dragon is the world’s most exotic tourist destination. Surely not an ordinary place, it has been visited by a great many saints, mystics, scholars and pilgrims over the centuries who not only came for their personal reason, but  blessed the land and its people with an invaluable spiritual and cultural legacy that has shaped every facet of Bhutanese lives. Bhutan is one of the must visit country among the Asian Country by the tourist from all over the World. One cannot ignore Bhutan because of the following reasons; dramatic landscape, magnificent mountains dense forest, delightful people, colorful festival, pure air, the architecture inspiring, the religion excitement and the superb art.  Quick facts/glance:

Population716,896 (2012)
Density18.7 / km2 ( 48.4 / mi2 )
LanguageDzongkha (National Language) and English (Nation Wide Spoken)
CapitalThimphu (Thimphu)
Dzongkhags/Districts20
CurrencyNgultrum (Nu.)
GDP1,821,412,873 (2014 data)
GDP per Capita2,541 (2014 data)
Land Area38,394 km2 (14,824 mi2)
Neighbouring CountriesIndia(towards the South), China(towards the North)
Longitude (Mini/Max)88.770/92.130
Latitude (Mini/Max)26.710/28.330
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