During the 16th century, Ngawang Namgyal unified the valleys of Bhutan into a single state. In the first millennium, the Vajrayana school of Buddhism spread to Bhutan from the southern Pala Empire of Bengal. The capital and largest city is Thimphu.īhutan and neighbouring Tibet experienced the spread of Buddhism which originated in the Indian subcontinent during the lifetime of Gautama Buddha. The wildlife of Bhutan is notable for its diversity, including the Himalayan takin. Gangkhar Puensum is Bhutan's highest peak and is the highest unclimbed mountain in the world. In the Bhutanese Himalayas, there are peaks higher than 7,000 metres (23,000 ft) above sea level. The subalpine Himalayan mountains in the north rise from the country's lush subtropical plains in the south. Bhutan is a constitutional monarchy with Vajrayana Buddhism as the state religion.
The country has a population of over 788,615 and territory of 38,394 square kilometres (14,824 sq mi) which ranks 133rd in terms of land area and 160th in population. Nepal and Bangladesh are located near Bhutan but do not share a land border. Bhutan is known as "Druk Yul," or "Land of the Thunder Dragon". Without proper rendering support, you may see very small fonts, misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Tibetan characters.īhutan ( / b uː ˈ t ɑː n/ ( listen) Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, romanized: Druk Yul ), officially known as the Kingdom of Bhutan ( Dzongkha: འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་, romanized: Druk Gyal Khap), is a landlocked country in the Eastern Himalayas, located in Southern Asia between China and India.
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