P.O. Box 879, Thimphu, Bhutan

  
     
 

AN OVERVIEW
"Bhutan is a tiny Himalayan country beneath snow-white folds of high Himalayas embedded between giant neighbor; India in the south and Tibet (China) in the north.

The country stretches 250 miles east to west and 90 miles north to south ."

    
 

Bhutan has total land area of approximately 47,000 sq Km. Bhutan is one of the rare and most unique travel destinations ranking 4th best destination in the world. Bhutan is known as the last Mahayana Buddhist kingdom.

 
It is still remote, mystical and one of the most unspoiled places in the world. The friendly people of Bhutan share with you their traditional lifestyle, which because of the limited number of foreigners visiting this country annually has upheld much of its historical and cultural authenticity.

Climate variations, coupled with the huge changes in altitude, make Bhutan a country with an extremely rich flora and fauna.

Until the Coronation of the present king His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck in 1974; the tourism was not opened in Bhutan.

  
 
Area : 47,000sq km
Location : 880 45' and 920 10' longitude south and between 260 40' and 280 15' latitude north.
Population : 0.7 million approximately
Religion : Tantric form of Mahayana Buddhism in Drukpa Kagyupa sect.
Capital : Thimphu
Language : Dzongkha (official), English, Nepali and various local dialects
Climate : Varies subtropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers; winters and cool summers in inner Himalayas.
Currency : Ngultrum Nu. (@ Par with Indian rupee)
Exchange Rate : US $ 1=Nu. 46.00
Time : + 6 hours GMT
Electricity : 220 Volt