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Kingdom of Bhutan
National name: Druk-yul
Ruler: King Jigme Singye Wangchuck (1972)
Area: 18,000 sq. mi. (47,000 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 1,951,965 (average annual rate of natural increase: 2.25%); birth rate: 36.8/1000; infant mortality rate: 109.3/1000; density per sq. mi.: 108
Capital and largest city (1993): Thimphu (official), 30,340
Monetary unit: Ngultrum
Language: Dzongkha (official)
Ethnicity/race: Bhote 50%, ethnic Nepali 35%, indigenous or migrant tribes 15%
Religions: Buddhist, 75%; Hindu, 25%
Literacy rate: n.a.
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $1.9 billion; $1,000 per capita. Real growth rate: 6.5%. Inflation: 7.4% (1997 est.). Unemployment: n.a. Arable land: 2%. Labor force: n.a.; agriculture: 93%; services: 5%; industry and commerce: 2%. Agriculture: rice, corn, root crops, citrus, foodgrains; dairy products, eggs. Industry: cement, wood products, processed fruits, alcoholic beverages, calcium carbide. Natural resources: timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbide. Exports: $99 million (f.o.b., 1997 est.): cardamom, gypsum, timber, handicrafts, cement, fruit, electricity (to India), precious stones, spices. Imports: $131 million (c.i.f., 1997 est.): fuel and lubricants, grain, machinery and parts, vehicles, fabrics, rice. Major trading partners: India, Bangladesh, Japan, U.K., Germany, U.S.
