Viewow’s Traveler Notes in Bhutan
International Dialling Code   +975
Internet Country Code   .bt
Time zone   GMT +6
Monetary Unit   ngultrum (BTN); Indian rupee (INR)

Weights and Measures   The metric system is in use but some traditional units are still in common use
Electric Power   230 V / 50 Hz
Electric Plugs   D,F & G

D : Round pin attachment plug

F : “Schuko” plug and receptacle with side grounding contacts

G : Rectangular blade plug

View of Geography in Bhutan
Coordinates   27 30 N, 90 30 E
Land Area   47,000sq km
Water Area   0 sq km
Land Boundaries   1,075 km   
Border Countries   China 470 km, India 605 km
Costline Lenghts   0 km
Highets Point   Kula Kangri 7,553 m
Lowest Point   Drangme Chhu 97 m
Terrain   mostly mountainous with some fertile valleys and savanna
Climate   varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas

Average Tempretures in Summer   17°C (63°F) in July

Average Tempretures in Winter   4°C (39°F) in January  

Annual Rainfall Average   150 cm to 300 cm (60–120 in)

View of People in Bhutan
National Name   Druk Gyalkhap
Nationality   Bhutanese

Anthem   Gyelpo Tenjur, beginning "In the Thunder Dragon Kingdom, adorned with sandalwood"

Flag   The flag is divided diagonally into an orange-yellow field above and a crimson field below. In the center is a wingless white Chinese dragon

Ethnicity   Bhote 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35% (includes Lhotsampas - one of several Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15%
Languages   Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects
Religious   Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%
Independance Day   1907 (became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king)

View of Demographics in Bhutan
Population Density   14.5 person per sq km (July 2008 est.)
Population Growth   1.301% (2008 est.)
Urban Population Rate   unkown

Infant Mortality Rate   51.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
Total Fertility Rates   2.48 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Life Expectancy   66.5 years
Birth Rate   20.56 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death Rate   7.54 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sex Ratio   1.1 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
Divorces   unkown
Literacy Rate   47%  (2003 est.)
Literacy Rate (female)   34% (2003 est.)
Suffrage   18 years of age

View of Economy in Bhutan

GDP (ppp)   $3.359 billion (2007 est.)
Budget   revenues:$272 million  ,  expenditures:$350 million

Public Debts   81.4% (of GDP - 2004 est.)  
Exports   $350 million free on board (2006 est.)

Export Partners   India 58.6%, Hong Kong 30.1%, Bangladesh 7.3% (2007)

Imports   $320 million c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) (2006 est.)

Imports Partners   India 74.5%, Japan 7.4%, Sweden 3.2% (2007)

Invenstment   nil (of GDP - 2007 est.)

Unemployment Rate   2.5% (2004)
Labor Force   unkown
Inflation Rate   4.9 % (2007 est.)
Growth Rate   1.301% (2008 est.)
Arable Land   2.3%  (2005)

Industries   cement, wood products, processed fruits, alcoholic beverages, calcium carbide, touris
Agriculture   rice, corn, root crops, citrus, foodgrains; dairy products, eggs
Natural Resources   timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate

View of Some Facts in Bhutan
Main Lines Phones   29,900 (2007) 
Mobile Phones   149,400 (2007)
Internet Hosts   9,180 (2007)
Internet users   40,000 (2007)"
Airports   2 (2007)
Gsm   GSM 900 
Gsm Operator   B-Mobile
Railways   8,050 km (2003)
Highways   0 km
Waterways   0 km
Merchant Marine   0 ships (1000 GRT or over )
Ports and Terminals   nil

Business Week in Bhutan

Official Holidays of Bhutan

The King's Birthday May 2

Coronation Day   June 2

National Day December 17

Offerings Day

Shabdrung Kuchoe

Buddha Parinirvana

Buddha's First Sermon

Guru Rinpoche's Birthday

Dashaim