Bhutan History, Geography, Economy and Important Events

At the end of the seventeenth century, Buddhism spread and propagated in Bhutan. In 1865, the Sinchulu Treaty was signed between Britain and Bhutan, under which agreements were signed for some annual grants to Bhutan in lieu of some of the frontier. The monarchy was established there in 1907 under British influence. Three years later there was another agreement, under which the British agreed that they would not interfere in Bhutan's internal affairs, but Bhutan's foreign policy would be decided by England. Later, after 1947, India got the same role. Two years later, in 1949, under the India-Bhutan Agreement, India returned all the land of Bhutan to the British. Under this agreement, India was given a very important role in Bhutan's foreign policy and defense policy.

Bhutan is on the southern slope of the Eastern Himalayas, which lies between the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and the Indian states of Sikkim, West Bengal and Assam in the west and the Indian states of South and Arunachal Pradesh in the east. The land consists mostly of steep and high mountains, filled with a network of fast-flowing rivers, which form deep valleys before crossing into the Indian plains. The Black Mountains in the central region of Bhutan form a watershed between the two major river systems Mo Chu and Drangme Chu.

Bhutan's economic structure, one of the world's smallest economies, is mainly dependent on agriculture and forest areas and the sale of electricity manufactured in India to India. These three things are believed to make up 75% of Bhutan's government income. More than 90% people depend on agriculture which is the basis of its people. Bhutan's main economic partner is India because the border of Bhutan bordering Tibet is closed. The currency of Bhutan is ultram, which can be easily exchanged with Indian rupee. Industrial production is almost negligible and whatever it is, they fall under the category of cottage industry. Most of the development projects like development of roads etc. are done only with Indian cooperation. Bhutan has unlimited potential in hydroelectricity and tourism.

The national language is Dzongkha (Bhutanese), one of the 53 languages ​​of the Tibetan language family. The script, locally called Chokki (literally, "religion language"), is similar to classical Tibetan. In Bhutan's education system, English is the medium of instruction, while Dzongkha is taught as the national language. The Ethnologue lists 24 languages, currently spoken in Bhutan, all of which are in the Tebto-Burman family, except Nepali, an Indo-Aryan language.

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Definition of international border: L = Land Border | M = Maritime Border