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Region: Asia

Capital: Thimphu

Population: 782,318

Area Total: 47,000

Area Land: 47,000

Climate: Varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in the Himalayas



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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Pajo 3,032 2020
Phuntsholing 17,043 2020
Thimphu 98,676 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Asia
Population: 782,318
Area Total: 47,000km2
Area Land: 47,000km2
Coast Line: 0km
Capital: Thimphu
Climate: Varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in the Himalayas
Languages: Dzongkha (official)
Currency: 1 ngultrum (Nu) = 100 chetrum
Holiday: National Day is 17 December (1907), King's Birthday is 11 November


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 45.40°F
July: °C / 67.10°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 42.7"


Boundaries
India 605 km
China 470 km


Ethnic Divisions
Bhote 50.00%
Ethnic Nepalese 35.00%
Indigenous or migrant tribes 15.00%


Religions
Lamaistic Buddhism 75.00%
Indian and Nepalese influenced Hinduism 25.00%

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