UN member state || Location: Himalayan Mountains, bordered by India, China || Capital: Thimpu || Official Languages: Dzongkha || Area: 47,000 sq.km || Population: 672,425 || GDP per capita $5,477 || Currency: Ngultrum (BTN)
Bhutan
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 Simtokha Dzong is a small dzong, located about 3 miles south of the Bhutanese capital of Thimphu. Built in 1629 by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, who unified Bhutan, the Donzg is the first of its kind built in Bhutan. Wikipedia |
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 Taktsang Dzong or Paro Taktsang, built 1692, also known as Taktsang Monastery or The Tiger's Nest, is a prominent Tibetan Buddhist monastery located in cliffside of upper Paro valley, Bhutan. Wikipedia |
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 Jigme Singye Wangchuck (born 11 November 1955) is the former King of Bhutan. He was the fourth Dragon King (Druk Gyalpo) of Bhutan from 1972 until his abdication in 2006. He is credited with many modern reforms in the country. Wikipedia |
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 A younger Jigme Singye Wangchuck (born 11 November 1955), former King of Bhutan. He was the fourth Dragon King (Druk Gyalpo) of Bhutan from 1972 until his abdication in 2006. He is credited with many modern reforms in the country. See facebook |
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