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Economic Overview

The economy, one of the world's smallest and least developed, is based on agriculture and forestry, which provide the main livelihood for more than 60% of the population. agriculture consists largely of subsistence farming and animal husbandry. rugged mountains dominate the terrain and make the building of roads and other infrastructure difficult and expensive. the economy is closely aligned with india's through strong trade and monetary links and dependence on india's financial assistance. the industrial sector is technologically backward, with most production of the cottage industry type. most development projects, such as road construction, rely on indian migrant labor. model education, social, and environment programs are underway with support from multilateral development organizations. each economic program takes into account the government's desire to protect the country's environment and cultural traditions. for example, the government, in its cautious expansion of the tourist sector, encourages visits by upscale, environmentally conscientious tourists. detailed controls and uncertain policies in areas such as industrial licensing, trade, labor, and finance continue to hamper foreign investment. hydropower exports to india had a major impact on growth in 2007.

Environmental Issues

Soil erosion; limited access to potable water

Government Type

In transition to constitutional monarchy; special treaty relationship with india


682,321 note: the factbook population estimate is consistent with the first modern census of bhutan, conducted in 2005; previous factbook population estimates for this country, which were on the order of three times the total population reported here, were based on bhutanese government publications that did not include the census (july 2008 est.)


Southern asia, between china and india


Total: 47,000 sq km land: 47,000 sq km water: 0 sq km

About one-half the size of indiana

Country Aliases

Conventional long form: kingdom of bhutan conventional short form: bhutan local long form: druk gyalkhap local short form: druk yul


Name: thimphu geographic coordinates: 27 29 n, 89 36 e time difference: utc+6 (11 hours ahead of washington, dc during standard time)

Military Service


International Disputes

Bhutan cooperates with india to expel indian nagaland separatists; lacking any treaty describing the boundary, bhutan and china continue negotiations to establish a common boundary alignment to resolve territorial disputes arising from substantial cartographic discrepancies, the largest of which lie in bhutan's northwest and along the chumbi salient

Sources: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

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