Outline of Bhutan

[1] Bhutan is located amidst the eastern end of the Himalaya Mountains and is bordered to the south, east and west by India and to the north by China.

The Bhutanese call their country Druk Yul (land of the thunder dragon).

[2] Foreign influences and tourism in Bhutan are regulated by the government to preserve the nation's traditional culture, identity and the environment.

[3] The landscape ranges from subtropical plains in the south to the Himalayan heights in the north, with some peaks exceeding 7,000 metres (23,000 ft).

After centuries of direct monarchic rule, Bhutan held its first democratic elections in March 2008.