BHUTAN - LOCATION

Located in the Eastern Himalayas, Bhutan is bordered by China in the north and the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Assam and West Bengal in the east, west and south.

Area : 38,394 square kilometer

Altitude : Varying from 180 m – 7,550 m above sea level

Population : 695,822 (projected for 2010)

Capital : Thimphu

Local time : Six hours ahead of GMT and half and hour ahead of IST

Religions : Mahayana,Buddhism and Hinduism