BHUTAN - FACTS AND FIGURES

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Bhutan: The land of the peacful dragon
Kuensel (weekly English language newspaper)

Area: 46,500 km2

Population: 1,375,400 (1988 est)

Capital: Thimphu

System of Government: Monarchy, with a nine-member Royal Advisory Council and an 11-member Council of Ministers.

Head of State: His Majesty Druk Gyalpo ('Dragon King') Jigme Singye Wangchuck.

Key Government Ministers: Lyonpo Dorji Tshering, Minister of Finance; Lyonpo Om Pradhan, Minister of Trade and Industry; Lyonpo Dawa Tsering, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Secretary of the Council of Ministers.

Literacy Rate: (1995 UNESCO estimate) 42.2%

Religion: Buddhism, Hinduism

Currency: C$ 1.00 = 26.12 ngultrum (as of May 22, 1997)