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Land Area: 46,500 sq. km
Demography
Population: 600,000
Population growth rate: 3.1 %
Population density (2004): 12.5 persons/ sq. km
Population Distribution (1995)
Urban: 15 %
Rural: 85 %

Land Use (2004)
Forest : 66 %
Scrub Forest : 8.1 %
Agricultural Land: 7.9 %
Pastures: 3.9 %
Rock, Snows and Glaciers: 12.5 %
Other: 3.3 %

Health
Infant mortality rate 2004): 70.7 per 1000 live births
Life expectancy at Birth (1994): 66 years

Education
Adult Literacy Rate (1995): 47.5 %
Gross Enrollment Ratio (1995): 72 %

Economy
GDP growth rate (2004): 6..6 %
GDP (1995) (current prices): Nu. 9012 million (US$ 360 millions)
Agriculture: 46%
Industry: 28.5 %
Services (incl. Government): 34.0 %

Religions
Buddhism, Hinduism

Official Languages
Dzongkha, English

Currency
Ngultrum (Nu) (1 US$ = approx. (Nu. 45)

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HISTORICAL TIMELINE
1616 -Shabdrung Nawang Namgyel Came to Bhutan.
1626 -The first Dzong, Semtokha Dzong, the was built by Shabdrung Namgyel.
1907 -The first King Ugyen Wangchuk is chosen as hereditary ruler.
1910 -Treaty signed with British giving them control over Bhutan's foreign relations.
1926 -The second King Jigme wangchuk was enthroned.
1949 -Treaty signed with newly-independent India. Very similar contents signed between the
            British India and Bhutan, known as the treaty of Sinchula, 1865.
1952 -Reformist monarch Jigme Dorji Wangchuk succeeds to throne.
1951 -Capital was moved from Punakha to Thimphu
1952 -National assembly established.
1958 -Slavery abolished. Other social reforms follow in subsequent years.
1959 -Several thousand refugees given asylum after Chinese annex Tibet.
1968 -First cabinet established.
1971 -Bhutan joins United Nations.
1972 -King Jigme Dorji Wangchuk dies and is succeeded by his son, Jigme Singye Wangchuk,          
           who continues policy of cautious modernisation.
1974 -First foreign tourists allowed in.
Kings
1. King Ugyen Wangchuck 1907 - 1926
2. King Jigme Wangchuck 1926 - 1952
3. King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck 1952 - 1972
4. Jigme Singye Wangchuck 1972 – The present king.
    CULTURAL TOURS
  Essence of Bhutan
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  PILGRIMAGE TOURS
  Pilgrimage
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  Punakha Domchoe
  Trashiyangtse Festivals
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  TREKKING
  Jhomolhari
  Lingshi-Laya-Gasa
  Wilderness Bhutan
  Gangla-karchung
  Snowman
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  FLORA & FAUNA TOURS
 
 
  White bellied Heron
  Himalayan Blood Pheasent
  Cuckoo & Bulbul
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  PRACTICALITIES
  Tourism in Bhutan
  When to Go
  Our Tour Package
  What to Pack
  Flight Schedules
  Visa and Forms
  General Info
   
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  ABOUT BHUTAN
  Bhutan Today
  History
  Buddhism
  People
   
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  AT A GLANCE
  Historical Timeline
  General Data
  Festival Dates
  Maps
  Distances and Heights
  Temperatures
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