The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bhutan:

Bhutan – landlocked sovereign country located in South Asia.^[1] Bhutan is located amidst the eastern end of the Himalaya Mountains and is bordered to the south, east and west by India and to the north by China. Bhutan is separated from Nepal by the Indian state of Sikkim. The Bhutanese call their country Druk Yul (land of the thunder dragon).^[2]

Foreign influences and tourism in Bhutan are regulated by the government to preserve the nation's traditional culture, identity and the environment. in 2006 Business Week rated Bhutan the happiest country in Asia and the eighth happiest country in the world.^[3] The landscape ranges from subtropical plains in the south to the Himalayan heights in the north, with some peaks exceeding 7,000 metres (23,000 ft). The state religion is Vajrayana Buddhism, and the population is predominantly Buddhist, with Hinduism being the second-largest religion. The capital and largest city is Thimphu. After centuries of direct monarchic rule, Bhutan held its first democratic elections in March 2008. Bhutan is a member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).

• Pronunciation: /buːˈtɑːn/
• Common English country name: Bhutan
• Official English country name: The Kingdom of Bhutan
• Common endonym(s): Druk Yul (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཡུལ་)
• Official endonym(s): Druk Gyal Khap (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་)
• Adjectival(s): Druk, Bhutanese
• Demonym(s): Bhutanese
• Etymology: Name of Bhutan
• International rankings of Bhutan
• ISO country codes: BT, BTN, 064
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BT
• Internet country code top-level domain: .bt

Geography of Bhutan

• Bhutan is: a landlocked country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Asia
      • South Asia
        • Indian subcontinent
  • Time zone: Bhutan Time (UTC+06)
  • Extreme points of Bhutan
    • High: Gangkhar Puensum 7,570 m (24,836 ft)
    • Low: Drangme Chhu 97 m (318 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 1,075 km

 India 605 km

 China 470 km

• Coastline: none

• Population of Bhutan: 672,425(2005)
• Area of Bhutan: 47,000 square kilometres (18,000 sq mi) - 131st largest country
• Atlas of Bhutan

Politics of Bhutan

• Form of government: constitutional monarchy
• Capital of Bhutan: Thimphu
• Elections
  • National Council, 2007–08
  • General election, 2008
  • Local elections, 2011 (2008)
• Political parties in Bhutan
• Taxation in Bhutan

History of Bhutan

• Timeline of the history of Bhutan

Culture of Bhutan

• Architecture of Bhutan
• Cuisine of Bhutan
• Ethnic groups in Bhutan
• Media in Bhutan
• National symbols of Bhutan
  • Coat of arms of Bhutan
  • Flag of Bhutan
  • National anthem of Bhutan
• Prostitution in Bhutan
• Public holidays in Bhutan
  • Tsechus
• Religion in Bhutan
  • Buddhism in Bhutan
  • Christianity in Bhutan
  • Hinduism in Bhutan
  • Islam in Bhutan
• World Heritage Sites in Bhutan: None

Economy of Bhutan

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 162nd (one hundred and sixty second)
• Agriculture in Bhutan
• Banking in Bhutan
  • Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan (central bank)
    • Currency of Bhutan: Ngultrum
      • ISO 4217: BTN
• Communications in Bhutan
  • Internet in Bhutan
• Companies of Bhutan
• Energy in Bhutan
• Health care in Bhutan
• Mining in Bhutan
• Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan
• Tourism in Bhutan
• Transport in Bhutan
  • Airports in Bhutan
  • Rail transport in Bhutan
  • Roads in Bhutan
    • Lateral Road

Education in Bhutan

Health in Bhutan

Bhutan

• All pages with titles beginning with Bhutan
• All pages with titles containing Bhutan
• All pages with titles beginning with Bhutanese
• All pages with titles containing Bhutanese
• Index of Bhutan-related articles
• List of Bhutan-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of geography

• Wangchhuk, Lily (2008). Facts About Bhutan: The Land of the Thunder Dragon. Thimphu: Absolute Bhutan Books. ISBN 978-99936-760-0-3.
• "Bhutan". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.