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Bhutan

Also Known As Kingdom of Bhutan
Southern Asia

Bhutan is a landlocked country in South Asia, located in the Eastern Himalayas, bordering China's Tibet Autonomous Region to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. It is a democratic constitutional monarchy. Its capital is Thimphu. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Thimphu 2
Population
777,486 2
2021 estimate (UN World Population Prospects), from Bhutan's own Wikipedia infobox; the 2022 national census recorded 727,145.
Population Estimate Year
2021 2
Area (sq km)
38,395 2
Independence or Founding Year
1907 2
Bhutan was never colonized, so no independence-from-colonial-rule date exists. 1907 (17 December) marks the founding of the Wangchuck dynasty's hereditary monarchy, following a 1616-1634 unification period; this entity records that founding date instead.
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Bhutan

Cities

Thimphu

Bhutan
Connections

Associated With

South Asia, Regions
The Tibetan Plateau, Landforms
Source Tibetan Plateau (Wikipedia)
Thimphu, Cities

Thimphu is Bhutan's capital.

Source Thimphu (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Thimphu, Cities

Thimphu is Bhutan's capital.

Source Thimphu (Wikipedia)
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Nationals Include

Tashi Chhozom

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Origin Of

Bhutanese Architecture

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Dzong architecture

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Bhutanese Cuisine

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Ema datshi

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Ema datshi (Wikipedia)
Sky Burial

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Sky Burialopening linestier 3
Quote, opening lines
Sky burials are endemic to Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan, and Inner Mongolia, as well as in Mongolia, Nepal, Bhutan, and parts of India such as Sikkim

Site Of

Drukair

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Drukairtier 2
Thangtong Gyalpo

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

SAARC Development Fund

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Found There

Brown Planthopper

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: found in this subject.

Constitution of Bhutan

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Constitution of Bhutan
Law of Bhutan

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Law of Bhutan (Wikipedia)
Supreme Court of Bhutan

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Supreme Court of Bhutan
Ailurus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Bhutanitis ludlowi

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Brown Trout

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Burmese Python

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Caterpillar Fungus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Common Carp

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Common pochard

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Common redshank

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Common Starling

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Cordyceps

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Dremomys

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Drosophila melanogaster

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Eastern Himalayas

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Fruit Fly

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Great cormorant

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Grey heron

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Greylag Goose

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

House Sparrow

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Japanese Cedar

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Little Stint

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mallard

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Melursus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mozambique Tilapia

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mrigal carp

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Northern pintail

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Rock Pigeon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Sand martin

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Wood sandpiper

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Bhutan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Thimphu
  • Infobox: area_km2
    38,395
  • Infobox, 2021 estimate
    777,486
  • Infobox: established_date3
    17 December 1907
  • Introduction
    a landlocked country in South Asia, located in the Eastern Himalayas
  • Lead sentence
    Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia
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Wikidata: Bhutan
Wikidata Q917, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Thimphu (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Thimphu, Lead section
    Thimphu is the capital and largest city of Bhutan.
  • Has Capital: Thimphu, Lead section
    Thimphu is the capital and largest city of Bhutan.
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Tibetan Plateau (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Tibetan Plateau, Lead, geopolitical extent sentence
Quote, Associated With: The Tibetan Plateau, Lead, geopolitical extent sentence
Geopolitically, it covers most of the Tibet Autonomous Region, most of Qinghai, the western half of Sichuan, southern Gansu Province, southern Xinjiang Province in Western China, Bhutan, the Indian regions of Ladakh and Lahaul and Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) as well as Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan, northwestern Nepal, eastern Tajikistan and southern Kyrgyzstan.
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