Independent Kingdom, located at the interface of Central and South Asia between India and Tibet (PRC). High mountain country with glaciated peaks, from Kula Kangri (5554m) over the Siwalikketten to the Ganges and Brahmaputra lowlands, main settlement area in a central plateau between 2,000 and 3,000 m., Covered with more than two thirds with forest. 

Facts: 
Size 47,000 km², population about 754 thousand 
Subtropical monsoon climate in the south, cool temperate in central Bhutan, permafrost in the high mountains in the north 
Capital Thimphu 
Language dzongkha / english 
Currency Ngultrum 
Population Ngalung / Drukpas, hilltribe Tibetan Abst .; Sharchhops, Bhutanese; Lhotshampas, Nepalese population
Religion prevalent Lamaism, Hinduism 
Agriculture, cultivation of rice, wheat and fruit, livestock, limited grain cultivation in the north, traditional crafts such as weaving, silversmithing, wood processing, 
controlled tourism