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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikivoyage or other free sources online. Bhutan is a nation just over 700,000 people in southern Asia, between China and India. Violent storms from the Himalayas are the source of the country´s name, which translates as Land of the Thunder Dragon. Landlocked, Bhutan has a strategic location between China and India and controls several key Himalayan mountain passes. Bhutan is a unique country both culturally and environmentally. Perched high in the Himalayas, it is the world s last remaining Buddhist Kingdom. It has developed the philosophy of Gross National Happiness. This book offers information on Bhutan and its notable places.

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