Kingdom of Bhutan
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Capital: Thimphu
Total Area: 18,146.80 sq mi,47,000.00 sq km,(about half the size of Indiana)
Population: 2,049,412 (July 2001 est.),note: other estimates range as low as 800,000)
Estimated Population in 2050: 4,653,447
Languages: Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects
Literacy: 42.2% total, 56.2% male, 28.1% female (1995 est.)
Religions: Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%
Life Expectancy: 53.16 male, 52.41 female (2001 est.)
Government Type: monarchy; special treaty relationship with India
Currency: 1 ngultrum (Nu) = 100 chetrum
GDP (per capita): $1,100 (2000 est.)
Industry: cement, wood products, processed fruits, alcoholic beverages, calcium carbide
Agriculture: rice, corn, root crops, citrus, foodgrains; dairy products, eggs
Arable Land: 2%
Natural Resources: timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbide
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