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    Bhutan is a small landlocked country located in South Asia between China and India. The population is around 753,947 with Dzongkha as the official language. Bhutan has a constitutional monarchy government with the current king being Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. Most of the population practices Vajrayana Buddhism which is reflected in the arts and culture. Sports popular in Bhutan include archery, cricket, and football. Traditional Bhutanese cuisine features rice and dairy. Clothing typically consists of a gho for men and kira for women. A sample 5-day itinerary includes visits to various cultural and religious sites such as Taktsang Monastery and Trashi Chhoe D

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    Bhutan is a small landlocked country located in South Asia between China and India. The population is around 753,947 with Dzongkha as the official language. Bhutan has a constitutional monarchy government with the current king being Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. Most of the population practices Vajrayana Buddhism which is reflected in the arts and culture. Sports popular in Bhutan include archery, cricket, and football. Traditional Bhutanese cuisine features rice and dairy. Clothing typically consists of a gho for men and kira for women. A sample 5-day itinerary includes visits to various cultural and religious sites such as Taktsang Monastery and Trashi Chhoe D

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    By Haylee Stoltz

    Houses Royal Family

    Population: 91
    thousand

    Capital:

    Thimphu
    Most Modern City

    No Traffic
    lights

    King
    Jigme Khesar Namgyel
    Wangchuck

    Population of Bhutan:
    753,947
    (2013)

    Official language: Dzongkh

    Currencies:
    Bhutanese
    ngultrum and
    Indian Rupee

    Ethnic Groups
    Ngalop: 50%
    Ethnic Nepalese:
    35%
    Indigenous or
    migrant tribes: 15%

    Languages
    Sharchhopka: 28%
    Dzongkha (official): 24%
    Lhotshamkha: 22%
    Other: 26%

    The People

    Birth Rate: 17.78

    births per 1,000


    population
    Death Rate: 6.69
    deaths per 1,000
    population

    Life Expectancy
    Literacy Rate:
    Total: 69.51
    Total: 64.9%
    years
    Male: 68.56
    Male: 73.1%
    years
    Female: 55%
    Female: 70.51
    years

    Area:
    Total: 38,394 sq km
    Land: 38,394 sq km
    Water: 0 sq km
    Terrain:
    Mostly
    mountainou
    s with some
    fertile
    valleys and
    savanna

    Climate
    Varies
    Tropical in southern plains
    Cool winters and hot summers in
    ventral valleys
    Severe winters and cool summers in
    Himalayas

    Geography

    Natural
    Resources
    Timber,
    hydropower,
    gypsum,
    calcium
    carbonate

    Location: Between China and India

    Type: Constitutional Monarchy


    Citizenship: The father must be a
    citizen of Bhutan

    Government

    ndependence: 1907
    National Symbols:
    Thunder Dragon
    National colors: Orange and yellow

    egal System: Civil law based on Buddhist religious law

    Reflect Vajrayana
    Buddhist traditions

    Weaving, Sculpturing,
    painting, woodcarving,
    Metalwork, and
    basketry

    Arts and Literature


    Colorful and over the top
    The arts havent
    changed much in the
    last 400 years

    Stories for

    Crick
    et

    Archery

    Keshi

    Spor
    ts

    Their first
    Olympic
    Games in 1984
    held in Los

    Pung
    do

    Footb

    Inspired by
    Chinese, Tibetan,
    and Indian
    culture

    Most dishes
    include rice

    Food
    Cook their
    food with
    cheese

    If you like
    Chinese you
    will like
    Bhutan
    Pumpki

    Pouch t

    Men=Gho

    Rachu

    Clothi
    ng

    Women=Kira

    Scarv

    Itinerary
    Location: Bhutan, South Asia

    Day 1

    Fly from Iowa to


    South Asia

    Night 1
    Visit Paro
    Taktsang and
    hike up to the
    holy place

    Day 2

    Night 2
    Eat at the Bhutan
    Kitchen

    Go visit The
    National Museum
    of Bhutan

    Day 3

    Night 3
    Eat pizza at Seasons Restaurant

    Visit the Weekend


    Market

    Day 4

    Night 4
    Visit Druk
    Choeding

    Visit the Changangkha


    Lhakhang

    Day 5

    Night 5

    Hike to the Trashi Chhoe


    Dzong in the morning

    Fly to Des Moines Iowa


    from Bhutan Asia

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