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Complete details about Bhutan in Asia with capital city Thimphu
| Country Name | Bhutan (Druk-Yul) |
| Country Code | BTN |
| Capital City | Thimphu |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Southern and Central Asia |
| Independence Year | 1910 |
| Population | 2124000 |
| Surface Area | 47000.0 |
| Life Expectancy | 52.4 years |
| GNP | 372.0 (old 383.0) |
| Government Form | Monarchy |
Spoken Languages |
Asami (15.2%) Dzongkha [official] (50.0%) Nepali (34.8%) |
Major Cities |
Thimphu, Thimphu (population 22000) |
Bhutan's most recent News and Stories
| Publisher: The Guardian | Tue, 22 May 2012 06:02:27 -0700 | |
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I'd known that Bhutan was full of gods and spirits, but not that I was tenant to one until the day Choki paid a visit. "What are you doing here?" I ask, delighted. She is hugely pregnant and her new house is far from mine. "I came to appease that deity ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Economic Times | Mon, 21 May 2012 08:39:37 -0700 | |
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SILIGURI: Hydropower major Bhutan's winter time import of power from India is expected to increase significantly till 2016. Water resources rich Himalayan country Bhutan itself needs power from outside to meet its domestic demand during lean winter ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Lanka Business Online | Sun, 20 May 2012 17:59:10 -0700 | |
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| Publisher: Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper | Sun, 20 May 2012 22:49:23 -0700 | |
| Lean season import bill ? Nu 30M so far read full story | ||
| Publisher: Himalayan Times | Sun, 20 May 2012 14:01:25 -0700 | |
| Festival of Football read full story | ||
| Publisher: LoanSafe | Fri, 18 May 2012 10:17:12 -0700 | |
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Thimpu (Source: Nidup Gyeltshen Asia News Network (MCT)) ? The supply of Indian Rupee in the Bhutanese economy could improve slightly in the next few weeks. The Indian central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is setting aside US$2 billion for a ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper | Wed, 16 May 2012 23:36:28 -0700 | |
| RBI to release USD 2B into SAARC pool read full story | ||
| Publisher: Economic Times | Wed, 16 May 2012 09:20:17 -0700 | |
| RBI to offer $2 bn swap arrangement to SAARC countries read full story | ||
| Publisher: NetIndian | Wed, 16 May 2012 22:16:02 -0700 | |
| RBI announces $ 2 billion swap arrangement for SAARC countries read full story | ||
| Publisher: Reuters | Thu, 17 May 2012 11:21:40 -0700 | |
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By Belinda Goldsmith | THIMPHU, Bhutan (Reuters) - They say you can't buy happiness - and it's something Bhutan is finding out the hard way. The tiny, mostly-Buddhist Himalayan kingdom won a world voice for adopting a happiness index to measure its ... read full story |
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