Bhutan
Kingdom of Bhutan · Southern Asia
Bhutan is a country in Southern Asia, with Thimphu as its capital, home to about 796,682 people. Bhutan shares land borders with 2 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Thimphu |
|---|---|
| Region | Southern Asia |
| Currency | Bhutanese ngultrum (BTN Nu.) |
| Calling code | +975 |
| ISO codes | BT / BTN / 064 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇧🇹 |
| Population | 796,682 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 38,394 km² |
| Languages | Dzongkha |
| Internet domain | .bt |
| Demonym | Bhutanese |
Bordering countries
About Bhutan
Bhutan, officially Kingdom of Bhutan, is a United Nations member state in Southern Asia. Its capital and seat of government is Thimphu. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the Bhutanese ngultrum (Nu.), using the code BTN.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Bhutan for Thimphu’s own facts and history.
To call Bhutan from abroad, dial the country code +975. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes BT (alpha-2) and BTN (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 796,682.
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How Bhutan compares
- Area: 38,394 km², ranking 133 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 796,682, ranking 161 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 21 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 2, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.