Land area: 38,394 square kilometers (approximately the size of Switzerland)
Inhabitants: 750,000
Capital: Thimphu, 100,000 inhabitants
Language: official language “Dzongkha”, English widely spoken
Forest area: 70 %
Altitude: between 240 meters and 7541 meters above sea level
Religion: Vajrayana stream of Mahayana Buddhism (also known as Tantric Buddhism)
Currency: Ngultrum (equal to Indian Rupee)
National Tree: Cypress
National Bird: Raven
National Flower: Blue Poppy
National Sport: Archery
National Animal: Takin
Local time: Six hours ahead of GMT and half an hour ahead of Indian Standard
