Basic facts about Bhutan
| Country name: | Bhutan |
| Capital: | Thimphu |
| Country code: | 223 |
| Continent: | South Asia |
| Currency name: | Bhutanese ngultrum |
| Independence: | 1905-03-21 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: | became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king |
| Total area (km2): | 38,394 |
| Land area (km2): | 38,394 |
| Water area (km2): | 0 |
| Population: | 725,296 |
| Population note: | 725,296 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: | Dzongkha |
| All languages: | Sharchhopka 28%, Dzongkha (official) 24%, Lhotshamkha 22%, other 26% |
| Time zone: | BTT (UTC+6) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+6) |
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| Drive on: | left |
| Calling code: | +975 |
| Domain: | .bt |