State

Bhutan

sovereign state in South Asia

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1907–1945
Founded
1907
Capital
Thimphu
Government
unitary state, constitutional monarchy, parliamentary system, parliamentary monarchy
Languages
Dzongkha
Religion
Mahāyāna, Hinduism, Christianity
Preceded by
princely state

Overview

Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, located in the Eastern Himalayas, bordering China's Tibet Autonomous Region to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 800,000 (800,871) and a territory of 38,394 square kilometres (14,824 sq mi), Bhutan ranks 133rd in land area and 160th in population. It is a democratic constitutional monarchy with a king as the head of state and a prime minister as the head of government. The Je Khenpo is the head of the state religion, Vajrayana Buddhism.

Excerpt from Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

All rulers (2)

  1. Ugyen Wangchuck1907–1926
  2. Jigme Wangchuck1926–1952

Records (4)

  1. 1206 — Bakhtiyar Khalji's Tibet campaignCampaign
  2. 1634 — Battle of Five LamasBattle
  3. 1864–1865 — Bhutan WarBattle
  4. 1865 — Battle of DewangiriBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Bhutan

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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