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National Flower - Blue Poppy
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| Total
area: 47,000 square kilometers (18,147 square miles). It
lies east of Nepal and west of the Indian State of Arunachal
Pradesh. |
| Except
for the southern lowlands which are inhabited by the Lhotshampas,
people of Nepalese origin, the rest of the country has Mongoloid
descent. |
| A
Monarchy system of government headed by His Majesty King
Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the fourth monarch of Bhutan. He
is assisted by the cabinet comprising his ministers and
head officials. |
| Drukpa
sect of the Kagyudpa religious school is the official religion
of the country. Hinduism is practiced in the southern part
of the country. |
| Bhutan
has four distinct season, spring, monsoon, autumn and winter.
Spring and autumn is the best time to visit Bhutan i.e.
end of Febraury till end of March and September to November. |
MAXIMUM
| Places |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Paro |
9.4 |
13.4 |
14.5 |
17.6 |
23.5 |
25.4 |
26.8 |
25.3 |
23.4 |
18.7 |
13.9 |
11.2 |
| Thimphu |
12.3 |
14.4 |
16.4 |
20 |
22.5 |
24.4 |
18.0 |
25 |
23.1 |
21.9 |
17.0 |
14.5 |
| Punakha |
16.1 |
19.6 |
21.2 |
24.4 |
27.2 |
31.2 |
32 |
31.4 |
29.9 |
27.8 |
22.3 |
15 |
| Wangdi |
17 |
19 |
22.8 |
26.2 |
29.1 |
29.2 |
18.4 |
29.1 |
27.5 |
26.1 |
22.6 |
19.1 |
| Tongsa |
13 |
13.9 |
16.7 |
20.1 |
21 |
22.2 |
25.3 |
23.8 |
22.6 |
21.8 |
19.8 |
18.2 |
| Bumthang |
10.8 |
10 |
16.2 |
18.7 |
21.3 |
22.5 |
14.1 |
23 |
21.6 |
19.5 |
16.1 |
12.3 |
| Mongar |
15.5 |
15.9 |
20 |
22.8 |
25.1 |
26.1 |
16.1 |
25.4 |
24.7 |
22.7 |
19.9 |
15.7 |
| Tashigang |
20.4 |
21.7 |
24.8 |
28.3 |
30 |
30.7 |
31.5 |
30.2 |
30 |
29.1 |
26.1 |
23 |
MINIMUM
| Place |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Paro |
5.8 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
4.6 |
10.6 |
14.1 |
14.9 |
14.7 |
11.7 |
7.4 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
| Thimphu |
2.6 |
0.6 |
3.9 |
7.1 |
13.1 |
15.2 |
13.4 |
15.8
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15 |
10.4 |
5 |
1.1 |
| Punakha |
4.2 |
5.3 |
9.2 |
11.9 |
14.8 |
19.5 |
21.6 |
19.8 |
20.4 |
18.9 |
13 |
7.9 |
| Wangdi |
4.3 |
7.8 |
10.4 |
12.9 |
17.7 |
20.1 |
16.2 |
20 |
19.1 |
14.7 |
9.6 |
6.3 |
| Tongsa |
-0.2 |
0.4 |
4.4 |
6.6 |
11.6 |
13.6 |
15.3 |
15 |
14.2 |
11.7 |
6.4 |
2.5 |
| Bumthang |
-5.1 |
-1.4 |
3.5 |
3.9
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9.5 |
13.5 |
10.9 |
13.7 |
12.1 |
5.9 |
-0.5 |
-2.3 |
| Mongar |
8.2 |
8.3 |
11.6 |
14 |
17.4 |
19.5 |
15.8 |
19.6 |
19.4 |
15.8 |
11.2 |
9.5 |
| Tashigang |
10.5 |
11.5 |
14.4 |
17 |
20.6 |
22.6 |
23.1 |
22.7 |
23.9 |
17.7 |
13.6 |
11.6
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| Mainly
agricultural, hydropower, forestry and livestock. The fastest
growing sectors are industry, trade, production and mining.
Tourism, Druk Air and stamps are some important source of
foreign exchange. |
| Dzongkha
is the national language of the country. English is the
medium of instruction and is spoken by almost everybody.
Nepali is widely spoken in the south, Sharchokpa in the
east and Bumthangkha and Khyengkha in the central region. |
| Bhutan
is 06 hours ahead of GMT and half an hour ahead of India.
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| Bhutan
unit of currency is the Ngultrum (Nu), with 100 Chetrum
= 1Ngultrum. The Ngultrum is fixed to the value of Indian
Rupee. |
| Officially
220 volts but may (sometimes) fluctuates from 150 volts to 300
volts. |
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