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Bhutan
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27.5° N / 90.5° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Thimphu
- Population
- 791,524 2024
- Area
- 38,394 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Dzongkha
- Currency
- Bhutanese ngultrum (BTN), Indian rupee (INR)
- Geography
- Landlocked
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Bhutan
The Kingdom of Bhutan (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul) is a small country in the Himalayas between Tibet and India. Besides the stunning natural scenery, the enduring image of the country for most visitors is the strong sense of culture and tradition that binds the kingdom and clearly distinguishes it from its larger neighbours.
Food & everyday culture
Rice is a staple with every meal; traditionally red rice, but white rice is now common too. Vegetable or meat dishes cooked with chilli and/or cheese comprise the accompanying cuisine.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-08-13. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Southern Asia
- Calling code
- +975
- Internet domain
- .bt
- Land border codes
- CHN, IND
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the left side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .bt. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.