Bhutan

SHORT INFORMATION

Education in Bhutan

Bhutan's recently achieved its long time goal of Universal Primary Education. The gross enrolment rate in primary education was 106% in 2007. There is near gender equality (93%).

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

Bhutanese cuisine

Bhutanese food is rice, generally a local red rice, served with either a little dried meat cooked with very hot chilies or red capsicum onum or a sauce made from chilies and local cheese. Bhutan food is generally know for it's simplicity but in reality it really is quite a specialty to marry the flavours and the spices... not to mention the effort involved in getting and maintaining the ingredients.

SHORT INFORMATION

Overview of Bhutan

Officially name: The Kingdom of Bhutan

Capital: Thimphu

Official language: Dzongkha

Government: Constitutional democratic monarchy