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Bhutan

Also Known As Kingdom of Bhutan

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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.

Facts
Capital
Thimphu 1
Population
777,486 1
2021 estimate (UN World Population Prospects), from Bhutan's own Wikipedia infobox; the 2022 national census recorded 727,145.
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Area (sq km)
38,395 1
Independence or Founding Year
1907 1
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.
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Associated With

South Asia, Regions
Thimphu, Cities

Thimphu is Bhutan's capital.

Source Thimphu (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Thimphu, Cities

Thimphu is Bhutan's capital.

Source Thimphu (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Asia, Continents
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1. Bhutan (Wikipedia)
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Thimphu
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1. Bhutan (Wikipedia)
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38,395 km2
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1. Bhutan (Wikipedia)
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777,486
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1. Bhutan (Wikipedia)
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17 December 1907
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1. Bhutan (Wikipedia)
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a landlocked country in South Asia, located in the Eastern Himalayas
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1. Bhutan (Wikipedia)
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Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia
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Thimphu (Wikipedia)
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Thimphu is the capital and largest city of Bhutan.
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Thimphu (Wikipedia)
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Thimphu is the capital and largest city of Bhutan.
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