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Bhutan
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Bhutan - General Information |
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Location |
150-km from Siliguri to Phyntsholing, Bhutan Border. |
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Area |
46,500 sq. km |
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Capital |
Thimphu |
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Climate |
Summers : Max: 26° C, Min : 13° C.
Winters : Max :17° C, Min : Below 0° C. |
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Population |
1,375,400 |
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Languages |
Dzongkha, English, Nepali. |
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Currency |
Ngultrum (India Rs 1 = Nu 1.00). |
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Average Altitude |
7,554m |
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STD Code |
975 |
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Literacy Rate |
42.2% |
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Best Time To Visit |
March
to August |
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Time |
30
minutes ahead of Indian Standard time. |
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Clothing |
Summer : Heavy woolens , Winters: Heavy
Woolens. |
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The name Bhutan is said to be derived from the ancient Indian term
Bhotana, which means the end of the land of the Bhots (the Sanskrit
name of Tibetans). The Bhutanese refer to their country as Druk Yul
or land of the Peaceful dragon. Druk meaning dragon and extending
from the predominant Drukpa School of Tibetan Buddhism. It was in
the 8th century that Guru Rinpoche (the second Buddha) arrived in
Bhutan from Tibet. He is the father of Nyingma Buddhism, which is
currently practiced in Eastern Bhutan, and he is credited with
bringing Buddhism to Bhutan. The name was given to a Tibetan
monastery by a Tibetan lama (Tsangpa Gyare) after he heard the
thunder dragons in the sky when he was searching for a place to
build his monastery. |
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Bhutan is a landlocked country about 300km long and 150 km wide,
encompassing 46,500 sq km. it is bounded on the north-west and
north by Tibet. The rest of the country is surrounded by India, on
the east is Arunachal Pradesh, on the south by Assam and West
Bengaland on west by Sikkim. Virtually the entire country is
mountainous and ranges in elevation from 100m to the 7541m
Gangkhar Puensum peak on the Tibetan border. It can be divided
into three major graphic regions, the high Himalaya of the north,
the hills and valleys of the centre and the foothills and plains
of the south. |
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