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Bhutan

World Rank 159 1.27 Bhutan flag svg
Capital
Area
Currency
Thimphu
38,394 km 2
Ngultrum (BTN)

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Introduction

The Kingdom of Bhutan is a very small, landlocked country located between such giants as India and China. Other two close nations are Nepal and Bangladesh, but they do not share a border. With a population of 750,000 people and the size area of 38,000 square kilometers, it is one of the least densely populated nations in the world - only 19 Bhutanese per square kilometer.

As far as the economy is concerned, the nation has the GDP (PPP included) at the level of $7.7 billion, which gives them a GDP per capita number of $9,400.

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

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#155 (2021)
2,539,552,984 US$

List of countries by GDP

(United States of America (USA))

Gross domestic product growth rate

Gross domestic product per capita

Gross domestic product (PPP)

Gross domestic product (PPP) per capita

International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

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#82 (2021)
-531,041,002 US$

List of countries by external balance on goods and services

(China)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

Exports of goods and services (current US$)

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Employment by sector, Unemployment

Unemployment (% of total labor force)

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#134 (2021)
3.91 %

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(South Africa)

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)

Employment in industry (% of total employment)

Employment in services (% of total employment)

Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)