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Interesting Facts about Bhutan

Interesting Facts about Bhutan

1. Bhutan is officially known as the Kingdom of Bhutan and its shares its land border with India and China.

2. Thimphu is the capital of Bhutan. And Thimphu is only 2 of the 1 capital city in Asia that don’t have traffic lights. The first one is Pyongyang in North Korea.

3. Dzongkha (Zongkha) is the official language of Bhutan. Most of the people in Bhutan also speak Nepali and Hindi as well.

4. Meaning of Bhutan is “Land of Thunder Dragon”, because of the strong storm that commonly happens in the Himalayas.

5. Bhutan is the only country in the world where tobacco is banned.

6.  Gangkhar Puensum is the tallest peak in Bhutan and its 40th tallest mountain in the world. It's 24,840 feet tall. Still no one climb on this mountain. Buthan's government doesn’t want anyone to go there because of spiritual belief.

7. Bhutan government doesn’t want so many tourists on their land. Because they want to protect their tradition and environment. Forngneir people only allowed to Bhutan after 1974.

Forngneir national except Indian needs to pay 200 - 250$ per night to live in Bhutan. That is the reason there are very few tourists in Bhutan.

200$ To 250$ also include everything you spend in Bhutan in One day.

8. Bhutanese people wear a special traditional dress. For a man, it's called “Gho” and for a woman, it's “Kira”. Till 1990 people of Bhutan needs to wear this dress or else they had to pay a fine.

But now this dress is compulsory only for government employees and schools.

9. Paro Airport is the only international airport in Bhutan and one of the airports where landing is difficult. Only some pilots are qualified to fly in Bhutan.

10. Bhutan is one of the greenest countries in the world. 70% of Bhutani land covered with forest. This makes Bhutan air very fresh.

11. Bhutani government provide free basic education and healthcare to there citizen.

12. TV and internet access was banned till 1999.

13. Bhutan flag is square with 2 colored triangles. The top triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is orange. There is also a white dragon and his every foot is holding a jewel.  


14. Bhutanese people can not marry with foreigners.

15. Most of the people follow Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan and little population also follow Hinduism.

16. Diplomatic relations between India and Bhutan are very friendly. Bhutanese people can come to India without getting a proper visa. But the relation between china and Bhutan is not so good.

17. Bhutanese army is getting trained by the Indian army.

18. Ngultrum is the currency of Bhutan and is equal to Indian rupees.

19. Bhutan has democracy and constitutional monarchy. The monarchy in Bhutan was started in 1907. In 2008 democratic elections were held in Bhutan.

20. If someone found to killing and harming an endangered species then they need to face serious punishments in Bhutan because they care a lot about their ecosystem.

Bhutan is exporting all meat that they consume. Killing any animal in Bhutan is ban. Most of the meat Bhutan imports from India.

60% of Bhutanese land should be covered with forest that is a law in Bhutan.

Bhutan is the only country in the world that is carbon negative.

21. Major industries in Bhutan are -

Agriculture

Dairy

22. Plastic bags are banned in Bhutan.

23. On the new year in Bhutan every citizen became 1 year older.

24. Most of the house in Bhutan has a painting of Erect penis. They believe that it will give them good luck.

25. Most of the people in Bhutan are drinking alcohol. On Tuesday is a dry day. All the shops that serve and sell alcohol will be closed. On Tuesday.

26. Bhutan measures its national growth by Gross National Happiness (GNH) not by GDP. That's why Bhutanese stays happy every time.

27. Bhutanese people love to play archery and it's one of the popular spots here.

28. Bhutan is a country that was never colonized by another country.

29. The national animal of Bhutan Is Takin. It's a mammal that has a head like a goat and a body like a cow.

30. Some of the Things to do and see in Bhutan -

- The Tiger’s Nest Monastery - This is one of the most iconic landmarks in Bhutan. The monastery is located on a steep cliff wall in the Paro valley. It will take you around 2 hours by walking to reach this monastery.

- Enjoy Bhutani food in Thimphu -

- Buddha Dordenma - A famous 51 meters tall staute of Budhha in Thimphu. 

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