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Facts on Bhutan & GNH

Official Name: Kingdom of Bhutan

Head of State: His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

Head of Government: Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley Welcome to Bhutan Tour Company/Agency

Capital: Thimphu

Population: 695,822 (2010)

Literacy: 59.5%

Life Expectancy: 66 years (men), 70 years (women)

Area: 38,934 sq km

Major Languages: Dzongkha, Tsanglakha, Nepali

Major Religions: Buddhism and Hinduism

Monetary Unit: 1 Ngultrum = 100 chetrum

Main Exports: Electricity, timber, cement, agricultural products, handicrafts

Per Capita Income: Nu 89,639.04  or US$ 1,851.66 (NSB 2010)

Internet Domain: .bt

International Dialing Code: +975


Gross National Happiness - Bhutan's development Philosophy
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  • More than redefining the development paradigm, GNH questions the sustainability of the popular conventional capitalistic approach to economic development and growth. It is a humane pursuit of wellbeing without compromising required economic essentials. Many home-grown scholars of GNH believe that it is an effort that seeks to strike a fine balance between materialism and spiritualism. It tries to show the path to the big utopian goal. The development philosophy of GNH does not prescribe a concrete economic model, nor does it object the existing principles of economics. Instead, it identifies the urgency to straighten the fallouts in the way human wellbeing...
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