BHUTAN

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Bhutan People

Country Name: Kingdom of Bhutan

Capital City: Thimphu

Population: 2,327,849

Population Growth: 2.082% (2007)

Currency: ngultrum (BTN); Indian rupee (INR)

Languages: Dzongkha (official)

Area: 47,000 sq km

Inflation Rate: 5.5% (2005 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 2.5% (2004)

Domain extension:

PEOPLE OF BHUTAN

Age Structure 0-14 years:

38.6% (male 465,340/female 433,184)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

57.4% (male 688,428/female 647,134)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

4% (male 47,123/female 46,640) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

20.5 years

Median Age - male:

20.4 years

Median Age - female:

20.7 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

2.082% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

33.28 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

12.46 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.05 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.074 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.064 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

1.01 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

1.066 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

55.17 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

55.38 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

54.96 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Bhutanese (singular and plural)

Ethnic Groups:

Bhote 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35% (includes Lhotsampas - one of several Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15%

Religions:

Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%

Languages:

Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects