Bhutan - The Wide Worlds Snaps

Ruler: King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchukin (2006)
Prime Minister: Lyonpo Jigme Thinley (2008)
Total area: 18,147 sq mi (47,000 sq km)
Population (2012 est.): 716,896 (growth rate: 1.18%);

birth rate: 18.75/1000;

infant mortality rate: 42.17/1000;

life expectancy: 66.88;

density per sq km: 50
Capital and largest city (2009 est.):Thimphu (official), 89,000 

Monetary unit: Ngultrum
Bhutan are the only countries which have been independent throughout their history, never conquered, occupied, or governed by an outside power (notwithstanding occasional [nominal] tributary status). Although there has been speculation that it was under the Kamarupa Kingdom or the Tibetan Empire in the 7th to 9th centuries, firm evidence is lacking. From the time historical records are clear, Bhutan has continuously and successfully defended its sovereignty.

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