1. The Kingdom of Bhutan (English: Kingdom of Bhutan; Tibetan pinyin: Zhugyü), abbreviated as "Bhutan", is located in southern Asia, is a landlocked country on the southern slope of the eastern himalayas, bordering Tibet in China in the northwest and north, and bordering the Indian states of Sikkim, West Bengal and Shannan in China in the west, south and east respectively.
2. Bhutan has an area of about 38,000 square kilometers and a population of 749,000 (December 2020), with Bhutanese accounting for about 50% of the total population and Nepali ethnic group accounting for about 35%; Bhutanese "Dzongkha" and English are official languages, and Nepali people speak Nepali.
3. Bhutan was the last country in the world to open television and networks.
4. Bhutan's terrain is very different, and the mountainous area accounts for more than 95% of the total area; Mount Kurakanri reaches an altitude of 7,554 meters above sea level, the highest point of the Bhutan Sea.
At the foot of the snow-capped mountains of Kulaconzh Mountain
5. Bhutan is high in the north and low in the south; the southern mountains have a subtropical climate, which is humid and rainy.
6. Bhutan's mineral resources mainly include dolomite, limestone, marble, graphite, gypsum, coal, lead, copper, zinc and other mineral deposits.
Bhutan's hydropower reserves are about 20,000 megawatts (MW), and only about 2% of them are exploited.
Forest cover accounts for about 72 per cent of the country's land area. In 1995, the National Assembly of Bhutan stipulated that Bhutan's forest cover should be retained to at least 60 per cent. Bhutan is the only country with negative carbon emissions, and in terms of the environment, Bhutan is a country of exemplary terms. Forests here produce a lot of oxygen, which far exceeds carbon dioxide emissions. (There is also an important reason why the economy is not working)
7. Thimphu City, the capital of Bhutan and the largest city in the country, with a population of only 50,000, is the least populous capital in Asia, located in the Wanghe River Valley, 2500 meters above sea level, designated as the capital of Bhutan in 1955.
8. The flag of Bhutan is a dragon flag with a rectangular shape and a length-to-width ratio of 3:2. It consists of two right triangles of golden yellow and orange red, with a white flying dragon in the middle and four claws each grasping a white and bright orb.
Golden yellow symbolizes the power and role of the king; orange is the color of the monks' robes, symbolizing the spiritual strength of Buddhism; the dragon symbolizes the power of the state, which also refers to the name of the country, because Bhutan can be translated as "the land of the dragon". The dragon's claws are held with white beads, symbolizing power and holiness.
9. The monastic community is the sole arbitral body for Bhutanese religious affairs and consists of a central monastic community and a local monastic community.
10.Most countries use GDP as a measure of their economy, but Bhutan uses the GNH (National Happiness Index) standard, which examines four main areas: sustainable development, environmental protection, cultural protection, and effective government management.
11. Of the more than two hundred countries and regions in the world, only two dozen have established diplomatic relations with Bhutan.
Bhutan is the only neighbor of China that has not established diplomatic relations, and it is also the only country that has not established diplomatic relations with the five permanent members of the United Nations (China, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Russia).
12. In 2004, the Bhutanese government declared a national smoking ban, the first comprehensive smoking ban in the world.
13. Bhutan is the only country in the world with a Ministry of Happiness.
14. Suicide ranks sixth among the top ten unnatural deaths among Bhutaneses. The top five are: alcoholic liver disease, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, cancer, respiratory disease and traffic accident.
15. Bhutan strictly restricts inter-border marriages, encourages intermarriage within the country, and punishes Bhutanese who marry foreigners.
Bhutan ranked eighth in the 2006 Global Happy Nations Rankings, but they have dropped to more than 90 since mobile phones have gained access to the Internet.
17. The meaning of Bhutan's name means "the border of Tibet" in Sanskrit, because Bhutan is close to Tibet on the mainland and is deeply influenced by Tibetan culture, the most obvious of which is that most of the Bhutanese people believe in Tibetan Buddhism and are the only country that regards Tibetan Buddhism as the state religion.
18. Bhutan is a constitutional monarchy, from its founding in 1907 to the present, there are five kings, the current king is Jigme Kesar Namyyar Wangchuk, he ascended the throne in 2006, he is tall, handsome and handsome, known as the "world's most handsome kingdom", his queen Gizeng Pema, is a commoner-born Tibetan girl.
19. Bhutan is the only country in the world without traffic lights, no traffic lights can be seen at any intersection anywhere, and there will be traffic police directing traffic at intersections in the capital.
20. Bhutan was named "the world's top ten most charming travel destinations", Liang Chaowei and Liu Jialing were married in Bhutan wedding photos, and the wedding held in Bhutan made the country suddenly famous.
21. Bhutan has One of the world's most mountain peaks that is not allowed to climb, Ganga Bensun Peak, at an altitude of 7570 meters, and almost no one has successfully reached the summit so far.
22.Bhutan is the only one in the world that is diplomatically "guided" by India, which is Bhutan's largest trading partner, donor and creditor.
23. Bhutan is known as the country of forests, the country of flowers, and the country of clouds by travelers around the world.
24. Bhutan's national banknote is called Nuzam, which is equivalent to the Indian rupee.