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GeographyLocation: Southern Asia, between China and India
Area: Land boundaries: total 1,075 km, China 470 km, India 605 km Coastline: 0 km
PeoplePopulation: 1,780,638 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.34% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 39.02 births/1,000 population Death rate: 15.61 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 118.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 5.39 children born/woman 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; Nepalesespeak various Nepalese dialects
Literacy:
NA%
Government
Names:
Type: monarchy; special treaty relationship with India Capital: Thimphu Independence: 8 August 1949 (from India) Constitution: no written constitution or bill of rights
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $1.2 billion National product real growth rate: 5% National product per capita: $700 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 10% Unemployment rate:
Electricity:
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