| Total Area | 38,394 square kilometers |
| Geography | Landlocked between China (Tibet) and India |
| Altitude | 100m above sea level in the South to over 7,500 m. above sea level in the North. |
| Population | 646,851 (2006) |
| Language | Bhutan’s official language is Dzongkha while English is widely spoken |
| Religion | Mahayana Buddhism in its Tantric form |
| Capital | Thimphu |
| Political System | Democratic Constitutional Monarchy |
| Time | 6 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time |
| Currency | Ngultrum (at par with Indian rupee) 1US$ = Nu. 63 (December 2013) |
| Terrain | It can be divided into three major parts:Geographic regions from North to South; the high Himalayas of North, the hills and valleys of the central and the foothills and plains of the South. |
| Forest coverage | 72.5% of the land area |
| Cultivated area | 7.8% of total land |
| Altitude | 100 m above sea level in the south to over 7,500 m above sea level in the north |
| Longitude | 88 45’ – 92 10’ East |
| Latitude | 26 45’ – 28 15’ North |
| Life expectancy | 66 yrs |
| Local time | 6 hrs ahead of GMT and half an hour ahead of Indian Standard Time |
Bhutan at a Glance
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