Bhutan

SHORT INFORMATION

Overview of Bhutan

Officially name: The Kingdom of Bhutan

Capital: Thimphu

Official language: Dzongkha

Government: Constitutional democratic monarchy

SHORT INFORMATION

Administrative divisions of Bhutan

Bhutan is divided into twenty dzongkhags (districts), administered by a body called the Dzongkhag Tshogdu.

HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS

New Year in Bhutan (Losar)

New Year in Bhutan is one of the major festivals of the country. Like its neighbor, India Bhutanese people also welcome New Year with open hands. The English New year and the local New Year are celebrated with equal grandeur.