Land Area: 46,500 sq. km
Demography
Population: 600,000
Population growth rate: 3.1 %
Population density (2004): 12.5 persons/ sq. km
Population Distribution (1995)
Urban: 15 %
Rural: 85 %

Land Use (2004)
Forest : 66 %
Scrub Forest : 8.1 %
Agricultural Land: 7.9 %
Pastures: 3.9 %
Rock, Snows and Glaciers: 12.5 %
Other: 3.3 %

Health
Infant mortality rate 2004): 70.7 per 1000 live births
Life expectancy at Birth (1994): 66 years

Education
Adult Literacy Rate (1995): 47.5 %
Gross Enrollment Ratio (1995): 72 %

Economy
GDP growth rate (2004): 6..6 %
GDP (1995) (current prices): Nu. 9012 million (US$ 360 millions)
Agriculture: 46%
Industry: 28.5 %
Services (incl. Government): 34.0 %

Religions
Buddhism, Hinduism

Official Languages
Dzongkha, English

Currency
Ngultrum (Nu) (1 US$ = approx. (Nu. 45)

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