| Location: | Southern Asia, between China and India |
| Population: | 708,427 (July 2011 est.) note: the Factbook population estimate is consistent with the first modern census of Bhutan, conducted in 2005; previous Factbook population estimates for this country, which were on the order of three times the total population reported here, were based on Bhutanese government publications that did not include the census |
| Capital: | name: Thimphu geographic coordinates: 27 29 N, 89 36 E time difference: UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| GDP per capita: | $5,500 (2010 est.) $5,300 (2009 est.) $4,900 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars |