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Capital:
Thimbu
Area:
46,500 sq km / 17,954 sq ml
Language:
Dzongkha, Sharchop, Bumthap, Nepali, English
Currency:
Ngultrum
Population:
2,139,549
Life expectancy:
49 (men), 51 (women)
Literacy rate:
51% (men), 25% (women)
Religions:
70% Mahayana Buddhist, 25% Hindu
Physical features:
On the southern slopes of the Himalayas; Gangkar Punsum 7,529 m / 24,700 ft is one of the world's highest unclimbed peaks
Ethnic distribution:
54% Bhotia in the north and east, 32% Tibetan, Nepali minority in the south
Exports:
Timber, fruit and vegetables, cement, distilled spirits, calcium carbide, cardamoms
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