BT
Bhutan
Kingdom of Bhutan
Bhutan sits in Southern Asia and uses BTN - Bhutanese ngultrum (Nu.), INR - Indian rupee (₹). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Thimphu
Population
727.1K
Area
38.4K km2
Population
727.1K
727,145 people
Area
38.4K km2
38,394 square kilometers
Density
19/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Thimphu
27.47, 89.63
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Bhutan, officially listed here as Kingdom of Bhutan, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Bhutan, BT, BTN, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Bhutan is grouped under Asia, more specifically Southern Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 727,145 people and a land area of 38,394 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 19 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 27.5, 90.5, while the capital coordinate reference is 27.47, 89.63. Bhutan shares listed land borders with CHN, IND, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Thimphu (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Thimphu, Phuntsholing, Geylegphug, Samdrup Jongkhar and Wangdue Phodrang. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Bhutan, capital of Bhutan, and major urban areas in Bhutan. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Bhutan uses calling code +975, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+06:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jul 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jul 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists BTN - Bhutanese ngultrum (Nu.) and INR - Indian rupee (₹), while language records include Dzongkha. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as BHT. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 28.5 for 2022.
How to use this profile
This Bhutan profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
BT / BTN
Top-level domains
.bt
Continents
Asia
Border countries
CHN, IND
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
BHT
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Bhutan is represented by the BT country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Thimphu
Thimphu
114,551
primary
#2
Phuntsholing
Chhukha
27,658
City
#3
Geylegphug
Sarpang
9,858
City
#4
Samdrup Jongkhar
Samdrup Jongkhar
9,325
admin
#5
Wangdue Phodrang
Wangdue Phodrang
6,714
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jul 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+975
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+06:00
Languages
Dzongkha
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
28.5
2022