some interesting facts about bhutan:

• in bhutan monarchy was founded in 1907
• bhutan joined united nations in 1971
• the capital of bhutan, thimphu, is a city without any traffic lights
• bhutan’s name in the local language is druk yul, which means ‘thunder dragon.’
• bhutan opened itself for tourism in 1974. in first year 287 tourists visited bhutan
• gangkhar puensum, world’s highest unclimbed peak is found in bhutan
• in bhutan government has banned mountaineering in any peak above 19685 feet
• bhutan is world’s only carbon negative country
• plastic bags was banned in bhutan in 1999 and was reintroduced in 2005. the ban was again reinforced in 2009.
• takin, national animal of bhutan, is a combination of goat and antelope
• in bhutan 60% of total land is under protection and specifically meant for forests
• it is the only nation in the world where sale of tobacco is banned
• in june 1999, bhutan became the last nation in world to lift its ban on television
• bhutan has a mandatory dress code. gho, traditional knee length dress, for men and kira, traditional ankle length dress, for women.
• it is the only country in world to officially measure national happiness under gross national happiness.
• in bhutan, inheritance is generally passed on to eldest girl instead of eldest son
• in bhutan, phallus paintings on wall is considered to bring good luck and ward of evil.
• bhutan does not formally record the birthdates of its citizens. all citizens grow a year older on new year day