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Bhutan
Bhutan is a country in Southern Asia with its capital in Thimphu.
- Capital
- Thimphu
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Population
- 784,043
- Languages
- Dzongkha
- Currency
- Bhutanese ngultrum (Nu.), Indian rupee (₹)
- Area
- 38,394 km²
- Borders
- 🇨🇳 China 🇮🇳 India
💡 Measures Gross National Happiness instead of GDP; carbon-negative kingdom.
About the flag
The white Druk, or Thunder Dragon, gives Bhutan its local name, Druk Yul, Land of the Thunder Dragon. It clutches jewels in its claws, symbolising the nation’s wealth.
How to spot it: Split diagonally into yellow and orange with a large white dragon stretched along the dividing line.