Bhutan
Bhutan
Capital Thimphu
38,394 km² · 796,682 people (2025) · Bhutanese ngultrum
Elevation runs from about 100 m on the Indian plain to 7,570 m at Gangkhar Puensum, which is the highest unclimbed mountain in the world. Forest cover is above seventy percent and the constitution requires it never to fall below sixty. Bhutan absorbs more carbon dioxide than it emits.
The facts
- Capital
- Thimphu
- Area
- 38,394 km² — 14,824 sq mi
- Population
- 796,682 (2025)
- Density
- 20.8 people per km²
- Currency
- Bhutanese ngultrum (BTN, Nu.)
- Official language
- Dzongkha
- Time zone
- UTC+06:00
- Calling code
- +975
- Drives on the
- left
- ISO codes
- BT · BTN
- Continent
- Asia
How it compares
- By area
- 134 of 200
- By population
- 166 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 41,543 | 18,087,633 |
| Switzerland | 41,277 | 9,092,436 |
| Bhutan ← | 38,394 | 796,682 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 36,125 | 2,249,515 |
| Taiwan | 35,980 | 23,600,776 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Bhutan?
- Thimphu
- What currency does Bhutan use?
- The Bhutanese ngultrum (BTN).
- How big is Bhutan?
- 38,394 km², or 14,824 square miles — 134 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Bhutan drive on?
- The left.
Related pages
- Netherlands 41,543 km²
- Switzerland 41,277 km²
- Guinea-Bissau 36,125 km²
- Taiwan 35,980 km²
- India Asia
- China Asia
- Indonesia Asia
- Pakistan Asia
- Bangladesh Asia
- Japan Asia
- Philippines Asia
- Vietnam Asia
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)