BHUTAN AT A GLANCE
- Land area: 38,394 square Kilometers
- Forest area: 72.5 %
- Altitude: between 240metres and 7541metres above sea level
- Inhabitants: 634,982
- Language: official language “Dzongkha”, English widely spoken
- Religion: Vajrayana stream of Mahayana Buddhism (Also known as Tantric Buddhism)
- Currency: Ngultrum (equal to Indian Rupee)
- Capital: Thimphu
- National Tree: Cypress
- National Bird: Raven
- National Flower: Blue Poppy
- National Sport: Archery
- National Animal: Takin
- Local time: Six hours ahead of GMT and half an hour ahead of Indian Standard Time
