LANGUAGE
Dzongkha is the national language of Bhutan, which is
widely spoken in western region. The people in the east
speak sharchop, where as the people in the south speak
Nepali. English has been used as the medium of instruction
and is spoken by all government officials and businessmen.
The national newspaper [Kuensel] is written in Dzongkha,
English and Nepali.
RELIGION
Although nothing is known of the religion
of Bhutan before the 7th century, it is
said by some writers to have been 'ANISMISTIC'.
But, with the advent of Buddhism in 7th
century the animists gradually disappeared
from the country.
The country's official religion is Drukpa Kagyup
Buddhism. The Bhutanese people of Nepali origin
in the south practice Hinduism.
