World Countries

Bhutan

Bhutan coat of arms
The flag of Bhutan is divided diagonally, from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner, into an upper yellow and a lower orange triangle. A fly-side facing white dragon holding four jewels in its claws is situated along the boundary of the two triangles.

Common Name: Bhutan

Official Name: Kingdom of Bhutan

Geographic Details

CapitalThimphu
Continent(s)Asia
RegionAsia
SubregionSouthern Asia
Landlocked
Area38,394 km²
Coordinates(27° 30' N, 90° 30' E)

Demographic and Political Information

Population771,612
CurrencyBhutanese ngultrum (Nu.)
TimezonesUTC+06:00
LanguagesDzongkha
UN Member

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.bt
Calling Code+9
Independent
Start of weekmonday
alpha2CodeBT
alpha3CodeBTN