Country Information

Government Type: Democratic Constitutional Monarchy
Total land area: 38,394sq.km
GDP per capita (US $): 1,414 (2006)
Population: 680,000(2009 projections)
Population Growth Rate: 1.3%*
Population living below national poverty
line 2007 (Nu 1096.94/month):
23.2%
Total Exports: 573.3 US$ ( in millions)
Total Imports: 557.5 US$ ( in millions)
Adult Literacy: 55.5%
Primary Net Enrolment Rate: 88%
Life Expectancy at Birth: 66.1*
Infant Mortality Ratio (per 1000 live births): 40.1*
Under Five Mortality Ratio ( per 1000 live births): 61.6*
Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 100,000 live births): 255*
   

Sources: Bhutan Millennium Development goals Needs Assessment and Costing Report, Poverty Analysis Report 2007, BLSS 2007, National Statistics Bureau 2000-2006, NSB Dzongkahg Population Projections 2006-2015.

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