The 1996 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

      Highways:

       total: 208 km

       paved: 208 km

       unpaved: 0 km (1986 est.)

       note: in addition, there are 400 km of paved and unpaved roads that

       are privately owned

      Ports: Hamilton, Saint George

      Merchant marine:

       total: 69 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,146,693 GRT/5,007,242

       DWT

       ships by type: bulk 10, cargo 3, container 7, liquefied gas tanker

       16, oil tanker 16, refrigerated cargo 10, roll-on/roll-off cargo 4,

       short-sea passenger 1, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 1

       note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 11

       countries among which are UK 17, US 13, Canada 10, Norway 9, Nigeria

       4, Sweden 3, Hong Kong 2, Syria 2, Mexico 1, and NZ 1 (1995 est.)

      Airports: total: 1 with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 1 (1995 est.)

      Communications———————

      Telephones: 54,000 (1991 est.)

      Telephone system:

       domestic: modern, fully automatic telephone system

       international: 3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 2

       Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

      Radio broadcast stations: AM 5, FM 3, shortwave 0

      Radios: 78,000 (1992 est.)

      Television broadcast stations: 2

      Televisions: 57,000 (1992 est.)

      Defense———

      Branches: Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda Police Force, Bermuda Reserve

       Constabulary

      Defense expenditures: $NA, NA% of GDP

      Defense note: defense is the responsibility of the UK

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      @Bhutan———

      Map—

      Location: 27 30 N, 90 30 E—Southern Asia, between China and

       India

      Flag——

      Description: divided diagonally from the lower hoist side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is orange; centered along the dividing line is a large black and white dragon facing away from the hoist side

      Geography————

      Location: Southern Asia, between China and India

      Geographic coordinates: 27 30 N, 90 30 E

      Map references: Asia

      Area:

       total area: 47,000 sq km

       land area: 47,000 sq km

       comparative area: slightly more than half the size of Indiana

      Land boundaries: total: 1,075 km border countries: China 470 km, India 605 km

      Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)

      Maritime claims: none (landlocked)

      International disputes: none

      Climate: varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot

       summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in

       Himalayas

      Terrain: mostly mountainous with some fertile valleys and savanna

       lowest point: Dangme Chu 97 m

       highest point: Khula Kangri I 7,553 m

      Natural resources: timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbide

      Land use:

       arable land: 2%

       permanent crops: 0%

       meadows and pastures: 5%

       forest and woodland: 70%

       other: 23%

      Irrigated land: 340 sq km (1989 est.)

      Environment:

       current issues: soil erosion; limited access to potable water

       natural hazards: violent storms coming down from the Himalayas are

       the source of the country's name which translates as Land of the

       Thunder Dragon; frequent landslides during the rainy season

       international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,

       Nuclear Test Ban; signed, but not ratified - Law of the Sea

      Geographic note: landlocked; strategic location between China and

       India; controls several key Himalayan mountain passes

      People———

      Population: 1,822,625 (July 1996 est.)

       note: other estimates range as low as 600,000

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 40% (male 378,407; female 351,146)

       15–64 years: 56% (male 524,972; female 496,715)

       65 years and over: 4% (male 36,304; female 35,081) (July 1996 est.)

      Population growth rate: 2.32% (1996 est.)

      Birth rate: 38.48 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)

      Death rate: 15.28 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)

      Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 1.04 male(s)/female

       all ages: 1.06 male(s)/female (1996 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 116.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 51.46 years male: 51.96 years female: 50.93 years (1996 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 5.33 children born/woman (1996 est.)

      Nationality:

       noun: Bhutanese (singular and plural)

       adjective: Bhutanese

      Ethnic divisions: Bhote 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35%, indigenous or

       migrant tribes 15%

      Religions: Lamaistic Buddhism 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced

       Hinduism 25%

      Languages: Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan

       dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects

      Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)

       total population: 42.2%

       male: 56.2%

       female: 28.1%

      Government—————

      Name of country: conventional long form: Kingdom of Bhutan conventional short form: Bhutan

      Data code: BT

      Type of government: monarchy; special treaty relationship with

       India

      Capital: Thimphu

      Administrative divisions: 18 districts (dzongkhag, singular and