Bhutan

A state in South Asia, in the eastern Himalayas, bordering the north, west and east with China, and in the south with India.The official name of Druk Jul was the Kingdom of the Dragon. Inhabitants of Bhutan call themselves Druk Pa - people of thunder.

Flag

As Bhutan is called the Land of the Dragon, its flag has a wingless dragon, called Druk, and its color symbolizes purity and loyalty. Bhutan has a rectangular flag, in which the red symbolizes that the state is a monarchy, and the yellow color is a symbol of Buddhism.

Emblem

It's a red circle. Inside, there is a double dorje ( diamond, in Hinduism, the weapon of the god Indra, in Buddhism symbol of the indestructibility and imperturbability of the state of the Buddha ) symbol representing the harmony between secular and religious power, a lotus flower symbolizing morality, a jewel signifying sovereignty and two dragons - male and female - symbolizing the name of the state.

Anthem 

Druk tsendhen - ( the kingdom of the dragon of thunder ) national anthem of Bhutan. The words were written by Gyaldun Thinley Dorji and the music was composed by Aku Tongmi.

Bhutan is a mountainous country without access to the sea. Over half of the country's territory lies above 3,000 m above sea level. 

The country has about 734 340 citizens. The population density is 15 people per km², which means that Bhutan is one of the least populated Asian countries. Thimphu's capital is the largest city, the other major cities are Paro and Phuentsoling. The national language is dzongkha and is the official language next to English. Most of the population in this country is Buddhists the rest are Hindus.

Bhutanese heritage is based primarily on ancient Tibetan culture and Buddhism. An important aspect of culture is very widespread archery - Bhutanese national sport. Occupations accompany various types of celebrations. Villages and towns compete with each other. 

The second national sport is digor, a discipline similar to a shot put.

Men's traditional attire is gho and women's kira.

Kira

Gho

A characteristic building in Bhutan is dzong.

Rigsagar is a new style of popular music in Bhutan, played both on traditional and electric instruments. Rigsar's songs can be in several languages.

Curiosities 

• In this country there are over 2,000 temples. The most ardent monks submit to an extremely difficult test. They must spend 3 years, 3 months, 3 weeks and 3 days in isolation. Monks from Bhutan have over 100,000 different prayers written.

• Bhutan is the happiest country in Asia.
• Thimphu is the only capital in the world where there are no street lights at all.

Thimphu

• You must not wear pants when visiting offices. The exception are people who perform official or religious functions in the country.
• In this country there is left-hand traffic.
• The most deadly disease in this country is respiratory tract infection.
• The average life expectancy in this country is 65.8 years.
• Bhutan takes 134 place in the ranking of the best armies in the world.
• The last death penalty was made in 1974.