Bhutan By:Chris Murphy Fact Sheet Area: 18, 147 square miles Population: 1,660,000 Capital: Thimphu (pop. 20,000) Languages: Dzongkha (official) Gurung, Assamese Ethnic make-up: Bhote 60%, Napalese 25% Religion: Buddhist (state religion 75%) Hindu 25% Currency: Indian rupee Literacy rate: 15% Imports: gasoline, fabrics, light equipment Exports: timber, rice, coal, fruit Trading partners: India (Bhutan, 740) Climate and Geography Bhutan is a small country located in the Himalayas. It does have a richly scenic land though. There are broad, grassy valleys; forested mountain ranges, and heavily wooded jungle areas.