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break away from the country. Indira Gandhi was assassinated in 1984, and India’s internal
turmoil continued throughout the decade that followed.

Bhutan

Facts & Figures

• Area: 14,824 sqare miles

• Capital: Thimphu

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also spoken.

• Ethnicity: Ngalop (also known as Bhote) 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35% (includes Lhotsampas
- one of several Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15%
• Location: Bhutan is bordered by China (the Tibet Autonomous Region) and India.

• Geography: Bhutan lies between the Tibet Autonomous Region to the north and the
Indian states of Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh to the west and
south. The Himalayas dominate the north of the country, and blizzards generated in the
north each winter often drift southward into the central highlands. The highlands are the
most populous part of the nation; and are characterised by their many rivers, isolated
valleys, and the expansive forests that cover seventy percent of the nation.

• Population: 741,919

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other 2.6%

• Time Zone: Bhutan is on Bhutan Time, eleven hours ahead of U.S. EST. When it is 6am in
Washington D.C., it is 5pm in Thimphu.

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