Bhutan

Official Name:	The Kingdom of Bhutan
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Constitutional Monarchy
Official Name (Local Language):	Druk Gyalkhap
ISO Country Codes:	BT : BTN
Internet Domain:	.bt
Government Web Site:	http://www.bhutan.gov.bt

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IATA Airports

Capital:	Thimphu	Main Airports:	Paro Airport
Language(s):	Dzongkha	Population:	857,423
Currency:	Bhutan Ngultrum	ISO Currency Code:	BTN
Telephone Dial In:	+975	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO; UNESCO UIS

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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APFA News;

Bhutan News Service;

Newspaper

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Radio

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Bhutan Broadcasting Service;

Kuzoo FM;

Bhutan

Government Website:	http://www.bhutan.gov.bt
Central Bank:	Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	64.97 ngultrum (BTN) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	3.2% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	12% (2012 est.)
Inflation Rate:	5.8% (2017 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	14% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP:	$2.405 billion (2017 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$11,832 (2019 est.)
Currency Name:	Bhutan Ngultrum
Currency Code:	BTN
World Bank Classification:	Lower Middle Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	16.4%	rice, corn, root crops, citrus; dairy products, eggs
Industry:	42.1%	cement, wood products, processed fruits, alcoholic beverages, calcium carbide, tourism
Services:	41.5%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Asian Development Bank; BIMSTEC; FAO; IMF; Un Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Asian Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; OECD; The Enhanced Integrated Framework; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Stock Exchange of Bhutan ;

National Statistics Office:

National Statistical Bureau;

National Dataset(s):

Global Survey; Trading Economics;

Bhutan

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Dzongkha; English
Customs & Excise:	Department of Revenue and Customs
Development Bank(s):	Asian Development Bank; Bhutan Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Bhutan Standards Bureau

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: 24/180
Ease of Doing Business: 89/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: 92/136 (2016)
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