Where is Bhutan?
Bhutan is a landlocked country in Southern Asia, bordered by China and India.
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Crazy but True
Bhutan measures its success in Gross National Happiness rather than economic output, and it is one of the only carbon negative countries on Earth, absorbing more than it emits. It also had no television or internet at all until 1999, making it one of the last countries on the planet to switch on.
Bhutan facts
- Capital
- Thimphu
- Population
- 796,682 (2025)
- Area
- 38,394 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Southern Asia
- Currency
- Bhutanese ngultrum (BTN) and Indian rupee (INR)
- Languages
- Dzongkha
- Coordinates
- 27.5°, 90.5°
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Country code
- BT · BTN
How Bhutan compares
- Bhutan is the 134th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Switzerland and larger than Taiwan.
- It is the 158th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 2 countries.
- It is landlocked, one of 40 landlocked countries on our map.
- Within Asia, it is the 36th largest of 45 countries by area.