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Bhutan
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As of April 16, 2026

116 years old
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Kingdom of Bhutan འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ། (Dzongkha) Druk gyal khab
Flag Emblem
Anthem: འབྲུག་ཙན་དན། Druk Tsenden "The Thunder Dragon Kingdom"
Capital and largest city	Thimphu 27°28.0′N 89°38.5′E / 27.4667°N 89.6417°E / 27.4667; 89.6417
Official languages	Dzongkha
Religion (2020)	74.7% Buddhism (official) 22.6% Hinduism 1.9% Bon 0.8% others
Demonym	Bhutanese
Government	Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy
• Dragon King	Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
• Prime Minister	Tshering Tobgay
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	National Council
• Lower house	National Assembly
Formation
• Unification	1616–1634
• Druk Desi period	1650–1905
• Ascension of the Wangchuk dynasty	17 December 1907
• Bhutan–India treaty	8 August 1949
• Constitutional monarchy	18 July 2008
Area
• Total	38,394 km (14,824 sq mi) (133rd)
• Water (%)	1.1
Population
• 2021 estimate	777,486 (159th)
• 2022 census	727,145
• Density	20.5/km (53.1/sq mi) (205th)
GDP (PPP)	2026 estimate
• Total	$15.415 billion (159th)
• Per capita	$19,255 (101st)
GDP (nominal)	2026 estimate
• Total	$3.771 billion (161st)
• Per capita	$4,710 (122nd)
Gini (2022)	28.5 low inequality
HDI (2023)	0.698 medium (125th)
Currency	Ngultrum (BTN) Indian rupee (₹)
Time zone	UTC+06 (BTT)
Calling code	+975
ISO 3166 code	BT
Internet TLD	.bt
The population of Bhutan had been estimated based on the reported figure of about 1 million in the 1970s when the country had joined the United Nations and precise statistics were lacking. Thus, using the annual increase rate of 2–3%, the most population estimates were around 2 million in 2000. A national census was carried out in 2005 and it turned out that the population was 672,425. Consequently, United Nations Population Division reduced its estimation of the country's population in the 2006 revision for the whole period from 1950 to 2000.

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