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Total Area:
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38,394 square kilometers (about 300km long and 150km wide)
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Landlocked between China (Tibet) and India
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100m above sea level in the South to over 7,500 m. above sea level in the North.
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Population:
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672,425 (2007) : 364,482 male and 307,943 female.
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Language:
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Originally spoken only in western Bhutan, Dzongkha is the national language. English is widely spoken and it is the medium of education in schools.
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Political System:
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Democratic Constitutional Monarch
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Capital:
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Time:
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6 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+6)
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100 m above sea level in the south to over 7,500 m above sea level in the north
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Longitude:
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