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Bhutan


								Bhutan


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region	South-central Asia
capital	Thimphu
population in 2003 total of population (thousands)	2,257
population density number of inhabitants (per square km)	48
largest urban agglom. population	32
surface area square kms	47,000
currency	ngultrum
united nations membership date	21 September 1971
new_york_mission	Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations Two United Nations Plaza, 27th Floor New York, N.Y. 10017 USA Telephone: 212-826-1919 Fax: 212-826-2998
geneva_mission	Mission permanente du Royaume du Bhoutan auprès de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève Chemin du Champ-d’Anier 17-19 1209 Genève Suisse Téléphone : 798 79 71 Télécopieur : 788 25 93