Passport card
Kingdom of Bhutan
Bhutan
- Capital
- Thimphu
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- Ngultrum
- Languages
- Dzongkha
- People
- About 7.8 lakh
- Size
- About 38,394 km²
- Leader
- Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay
- Own name
- Druk Yul, Land of the Thunder Dragon
- Time
- 30 minutes ahead of India: at 12 noon in India, it is 12:30 pm in Thimphu
⭐ Bhutan measures success by Gross National Happiness, not just money.
Your Bhutan stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Bhutan
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Bhutan
Turn the globe with your finger. Bhutan has 2 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Bhutan and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 86 times the size of Bhutan.
- PeopleIndia has about 1,900 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 7.8 lakh in Bhutan.
- DistanceThimphu is about 1,200 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeBhutan is 30 minutes ahead of India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 12:30 pm in Thimphu.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Bhutan, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Bhutan
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Bhutan's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Bhutan back on the map
Bhutan and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Bhutan worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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