Travel Alert Status
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Time Difference
UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Travel Climate
Varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in the Himalayas
Travel Currency
68.39
Languages
Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects
Ethnic Groups
Bhote 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35% (includes Lhotsampas - one of several Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15%
National Holiday
National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king), 17 December (1907)
Geographic Coordinates
27 30 N, 90 30 E
Location
Southern Asia, between China and India
Airports
2