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Key facts

  • Currency: Bhutanese ngultrum
  • Capital city: Thimphu
  • Region: Southern Asia
  • Continent: Asia
  • Land area: 38,140 km²
  • Population: 782,455
  • Political Leader: Lotay Tshering (Prime Minister)

Latest news

Is India's billion-dollar aid to Bhutan aimed at curbing China's influence?

Read: SCMP

2024-03-28

South Asian Network on Human Rights Calls on Bhutan to Free Political Prisoners

Read: Global Issues

2024-03-26

Honored by Bhutan King's personal send-off at airport: PM Modi

Read: Times of India

2024-03-23

PM inaugurates hospital built with Indian help in Bhutan

Read: Times of India

2024-03-23

PM Modi backs Brand Bhutan as India doubles assistance

Read: Times of India

2024-03-22

PM Modi receives Bhutan's highest civilian honour

Read: Times of India

2024-03-22

Modi visits Bhutan to shore up India's position amid Chinese outreach

Read: Nikkei

2024-03-22

Metrics

Business

Central government debt 111.01 % of GDP
Expense 24.08 % of GDP
GDP 2,768,000,000.00 current US$
Inflation 5.64 annual %
Self-employed 71.19 % of total employment
Tax revenue 12.28 % of GDP
Unemployment 5.95 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment 70.58 % of total employment


Environment

Agricultural land 5,130.00 km²
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) 1,035.20 kt
Fertility rate 1.41 births per woman
Forest area 27,270 km²
Fossil fuel energy consumption 0.00 % of total
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 -422.10 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Median age 24.80 years
Methane emissions 451.52 kt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions 97.27 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Female Population 368,525
Male Population 413,930
Renewable energy consumption 87.45 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area 39,040.70 km²
Rural population 440,632
Urban land area 28.60 km²
Urban population 341,823
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters 0.00 % of total population


Health

Birth rate 12.48 per 1,000 people
Death rate 6.48 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita 133.70 current US$
Health expenditure 4.37 % of GDP
Incidence of HIV 0.10 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital beds 1.74 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth 72 years
Suicide mortality rate 4.60 per 100,000 population


Other

Access to electricity 100.00 % of population
Individuals using the Internet 85.64 % of population
Net migration 300
Press freedom 2.62


Politics

Armed forces personnel 6,000
Democracy score 5.30
Democracy type Hybrid regime
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 17.39 %


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Source

SIPRI, World Bank

Updated: 1 day ago

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