Bhutan
Bhutan is a sovereign state in South Asia. Its capital is Thimphu. About 796,682 people live there (2025). It covers 38,394 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Thimphu
- People (2025)
- 796,682
- Area
- 38,394 km²
- Currency
- ngultrum
Bhutan at a glance
- Official name
- Kingdom of Bhutan
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Thimphu
- Population
- 796,682 (2025)
- Area
- 38,394 km² (14,824 mi²)
- People are called
- Bhutanese
- Official languages
- Dzongkha
- Currency
- ngultrum
- Life expectancy
- 72 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.666 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 37.4 (2017)
- Unemployment
- 3% (2014)
- Government
- constitutional monarchy
- Head of state
- Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (since 2008)
- Head of government
- Tshering Tobgay (since 2024)
- Country codes
- BT, BTN
- Calling code
- +975
- Internet domain
- .bt
- Drives on the
- left
- Time zones
- UTC+06:00, Asia/Thimphu
- Coordinates
- 27.45°, 90.5°
Bhutan and its neighbours
Bhutan borders People's Republic of China and India. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Bhutan
Divisions of Bhutan
- Bumthang District
- Chukha District
- Dagana District
- Gasa District
- Haa District
- Lhuntse District
- Mongar District
- Paro District
- Pemagatshel District
- Punakha District
- Samdrup Jongkhar District
- Samtse District
- Sarpang District
- Thimphu District
- Trashigang District
- Trashiyangtse District
- Trongsa District
- Tsirang District
- Wangdue Phodrang District
- Zhemgang District
Member of
- United Nations
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- Asian Development Bank
- Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- UNESCO
- Universal Postal Union
- International Telecommunication Union
- World Meteorological Organization
- World Health Organization
- World Customs Organization
and 1 more organisations.
How far are you from Bhutan?
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Questions
What is the capital of Bhutan?
The capital of Bhutan is Thimphu.
What is the population of Bhutan?
Bhutan has about 796,682 people, as recorded in 2025.
How big is Bhutan?
Bhutan covers 38,394 square kilometres (14,824 square miles).
What currency does Bhutan use?
The ngultrum.
What language is spoken in Bhutan?
The official language of Bhutan is Dzongkha.
Which countries border Bhutan?
Bhutan shares a border with People's Republic of China and India.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.