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Country (long form) Kingdom of Bhutan
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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