Bhutan (10803 bytes)
1: The '''Kingdom of Bhutan''' is a small, mountainous nation of south [[Asia...
8: ...px" | [[image:Bhutan_flag_large.png|125px|Flag of Bhutan]]
9: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Bhutan_emblem.png]]
11: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Bhutan|In Detail]])
12: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Emblem of Bhutan|Full size]])

Military of Bhutan (788 bytes)
1: <b>Military branches of [[Bhutan]]:</b>
2: ...Army]], [[Royal Bodyguard]], [[Militia]], [[Royal Bhutan Police]]
22: [[Category:Bhutan]]
23: [[Category:Militaries|Bhutan]]
24: [[Category:Military of Bhutan|*]]

Flag of Bhutan (1411 bytes)
1: [[Image:Bhutan_flag_large.png|right|thumb|188px|[[Image:FIAV_56....
2: The national '''flag of [[Bhutan]]''' consists of a white dragon over a yellow and...
6: ... flag, ''Druk'' or the Thunder Dragon, represents Bhutan's local [[Tibetan language|Tibetan]] name, The La...
11: ...utan.com/kingdom.html Information from Kingdom of Bhutan's tourism site]
15: [[Category:National flags|Bhutan]]

Communications in Bhutan (884 bytes)
1: * '''Telephones - main lines in use in [[Bhutan]]:''' 5,000 (1995)
18: [[Category:Communications by country|Bhutan]]
19: [[Category:Bhutan]]

Culture of Bhutan (8677 bytes)
1: ...ly then in strictly limited numbers. In this way, Bhutan has successfully preserved many aspects of a cult...
3: ...th-draining valleys of Bhutan. Both Tibetans and Bhutanese revere the tantric [[guru]] [[Padmasambhava]] ...
6: Bhutanese society is centered around the practice of [[T...
9: All Bhutanese citizens are required to observe the national ...
16: ...of land ownership. The property of each extended Bhutanese family is controlled by an ''anchor mother'' w...

Transportation in Bhutan (2822 bytes)
11: ..., the capital, and Paro airport. Roads in Western Bhutan are maintained by DANTAK, an Indian Army engineer...
13: ...on the East-West highway, the highest, in central Bhutan, being Trumshing La at over 3000m. A Japanese pro...
39: :''See also :'' [[Bhutan]]
41: [[Category:Bhutan]]
42: [[Category:Transportation by country|Bhutan]]

Kings of Bhutan (370 bytes)
1: Kings of [[Bhutan]]:
10: ...ists of office-holders|Bhutan, Kings]] [[Category:Bhutan]]

Emblem of Bhutan (660 bytes)
1: [[Image:Bhutan_emblem.png|right|]]
3: '''The Emblem of [[Bhutan]]''' is in a circular shape.
11: *http://www.kingdomofbhutan.com/kingdom.html

Politics of Bhutan (6848 bytes)
1: {{Politics of Bhutan}}
3: ...] has been a [[monarchy]] (see [[List of kings of Bhutan]]). The executive powers of the [[King]] were tra...
7: ...s who are not of full Bhutanese descent. Southern Bhutanese are required to prove that they are bona fide ...
9: ... are genuine. Negotiations are proceeding between Bhutan and Nepal to establish the status of the claimant...
11: ...other news: [http://www.bhutannewsonline.com www.BhutanNewsOnline.com].

Districts of Bhutan (733 bytes)
1: [[Bhutan]] is divided into 20 [[district]]s ('''dzongkhag'...
24: [[Category:Bhutan]]
25: [[Category:Lists of subnational entities|Bhutan]]

Music of Bhutan (206 bytes)
3: '''Music of Bhutan''' has traditional genres such as [[rigsar]], [[z...
5: Bhutanese [[musician]]s include [[Jigme Drukpa]].
9: [[Category:Bhutanese music]]

Demographics of Bhutan (5318 bytes)
1: [[Image:Bhutanese_people.jpg|thumb|300px|Bhutanese people in national dress at the Wangdi Phodran...
3: == Bhutan's bimodal population estimates ==
5: ...f approximately 800,000 (e.g. Royal Government of Bhutan census numbers given below). How can this be?
7: ...y trace back to an inflated population number the Bhutanese government supplied to the [[United Nations]] ...
9: ... those districts. This is the claim made by some Bhutanese refugee groups.

Elections in Bhutan (1244 bytes)
1: {{Politics of Bhutan}}
2: ...on]] and election results in [[politics of Bhutan|Bhutan]]. An [[election]] is a process in which a vote i...
5: ...embers and 10 representatives of Buddhist groups. Bhutan doesn't allow [[political parties]] to participat...
12: *[http://www.electionworld.org/bhutan.htm Electionworld]
13: *[http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bhutan/ Adam Carr's Election Archive]

Economy of Bhutan (4133 bytes)
2: ...el education, social, and environment programs in Bhutan are underway with support from multilateral devel...
4: In 2004, Bhutan became the first country in the world to ban smok...
52: ...vernment of India finances nearly three-fifths of Bhutan's budget expenditures
115: ... (1997), 35.433 (1996), 32.427 (1995); note - the Bhutanese ngultrum is at par with the Indian rupee
125: [[Category:Bhutan|Bhutan]]

History of Bhutan (7669 bytes)
1: The '''[[history]] of [[Bhutan]]''':
5: ...e been inhabited for several thousand years. The Bhutanese are related to the [[Tibetan people|Tibetans]]...
9: ...[India|Indian]] Guru [[Padmasambhava]] arrived in Bhutan, bringing [[Buddhism]] and establishing a number ...
11: ==Bhutan emerges as a country==
13: ... symbols as well as military force to establish a Bhutanese national identity, including the initiation of...

Geography of Bhutan (5178 bytes)
2: ...age:Bt-map.gif|200px|thumb|right|Political map of Bhutan.]]
4: ... [[Sikkim]], in clockwise order from the kingdom. Bhutan's total borders amount to 1,075 kilometers. The [...
6: ... a number of wars and treaties, severely reducing Bhutan's size until the Treaty of Sinchulu of [[1865]], ...
9: ...from plane.jpg|250px|thumb|left|An aerial shot of Bhutan's Himalayas.]]
13: ...alley.jpg|250px|thumb|right|An isolated valley in Bhutan's central highlands.]]

Foreign relations of Bhutan (2107 bytes)
5: <big>'''Foreign Relations of<br> Bhutan'''</big>
8: [[Image:Bhutan_flag_large.png|125px|Flag of Bhutan]]<br />
29: ==Bhutanese embassies and consulates abroad==
38: ==Foreign embassies and consulates in Bhutan==
39: * [[India|Republic of India]]; in [[Thimphu]], [[Bhutan]]

Royal Bhutan Army (2128 bytes)
1: Bhutan has a strong warrior tradition going back many ce...
3: ...tomary, but not obligatory, for one son from each Bhutanese family to serve. Militia may be recruited duri...
5: Soldiering is one of Bhutan's few pensionable occupations. Welfare funds are ...
9: ...act Indian labour to maintain highways in Western Bhutan, which have a strategic value as well as a more o...
11: ...riven back across the border, at the cost of some Bhutanese deaths and injuries. Militia were trained duri...

Royal University of Bhutan (1212 bytes)
1: ... [[2003]], is the national university system of [[Bhutan]]. It is comprised of 10 member institutions inc...
2: ...nglung]], [[Trashigang]], the original college in Bhutan
4: *The '''Centre for Bhutan Studies''' (CBS) in [[Thimphu]]
6: *The '''Royal Bhutan Institute of Technology''' (RBIT) in [[Phuentshol...
12: ...nd promote [[Dzongkha]], the national language of Bhutan.

Bhutan White Pine (1755 bytes)
2: <tr><th align="center" bgcolor=lightgreen>'''Bhutan White Pine'''</th></tr>
12: <tr><td>{{Species}}:</td><td>'''''bhutanica'''''</td></tr>
16: ''Pinus bhutanica''</th></tr>
19: ...'Pinus bhutanica'') is a [[tree]] restricted to [[Bhutan]] and adjacent parts of northeast [[India]] and s...
23: [[Category:Pinaceae|Pine, Bhutan White]]

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