🚩 Flag of Bhutan • live waving render
Asia — Southern Asia
UN Member
Independent
Landlocked
Drives left
🇧🇹 Bhutan
Kingdom of Bhutan
aka འབྲུག་ཡུལ་ — endonym
784K
Population
World #165
38,394 km²
Land Area
World #138
$3.4 billion
GDP (USD)
World #162
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Did You Know?
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Bhutan is the world's #165 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #138 globally by land area — covering about 0.03% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 2 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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It is a landlocked country — no coastline touches any ocean.
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Its economy ranks #162 worldwide with a GDP of $3.4 billion USD.
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Population density is 20.4 people per km² — world rank #203.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
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The calendar week officially starts on Sunday here.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Thimphu
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Phone Code
+975
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Internet TLD
.bt
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Nationality
Bhutanese
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Week Starts
Sunday
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ISO Codes
BT / BTN / 064
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Coordinates
27.50°, 90.50°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$3.4 billion USD
World rank #162 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$4,365
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
20.4 /km²
World density rank #203
Nu.
Bhutanese ngultrum
BTN • official currency
₹
Indian rupee
INR • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
784,043
World rank #165 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
Dzongkha
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Demonym
Bhutanese
What its people are called
🗣️ Dzongkha
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
38,394 km²
0.03% of Earth's landmass • World #138
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Land Borders
2 countries
⛰️ Landlocked — no coastline
Timezones (1)
UTC+06:00
Asia/Thimphu
BTT — Bhutan Time
“Bhutan” Around the World
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بوتان
مملكة بوتان
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Bhoutan
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Bhútán
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Königreich Bhutan
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Butan
Kraljevina Butan
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Bhutáni Királyság
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Regno del Bhutan
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ブータン王国
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بوتان
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بھوٹان
سلطنت بھوٹان
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不丹
不丹王国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
BT
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ISO Alpha-3
BTN
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
064
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
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WikiData ID
Q917
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Also Spelled As
BT • Kingdom of Bhutan