Popular locations in Bhutan

Location: Southern Asia, between China and India

Population: 2,327,849

Religions: Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%

Languages: Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects

National holiday: National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king), 17 December (1907)

Currency (code): ngultrum (BTN); Indian rupee (INR)

Exchange rates: ngultrum per US dollar - NA (2007), 45.279 (2006), 44.101 (2005), 45.317 (2004), 46.583 (2003)