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What every visitor should know about Bhutan:
- Money
- The currency is the Bhutanese ngultrum
(BTN). 10 BTN is worth
about US$0.22, or €0.15.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 5 out of 5 (Very safe)
- Capital
- Thimphu
- Tap water
- Unsafe. Water purification efforts are inadequate to guarantee safe supply. Drink boiled or bottled water whenever possible.
Bhutan facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 691,141
- Language
- Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects
- Ethnicity
- Bhote 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35% (includes Lhotsampas - one of several Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15%
Economy
- GDP
- US$4,800 (per capita)
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