Facts about Bhutan' is a comprehensive book which unveils all there is know about Bhutan. A maiden venture by a Bhutanese, it reveals amazing facets about the country and provides a holistic picture of the many delightful and incredible aspects of this little known Kingdom. It will help both foreign visitors and Bhutanese discover the country's history, society, tradition, culture, people, governance, judiciary, clergy, foreign relations, economy, environment, health, education, and tourism among many other topics. Readers will also gain a good understanding of the glorious journey the Kingdom has traversed under the monarchs over the last 100 years. Policies of the government, information about all 20 districts of Bhutan and other places of interest are vividly explained in the book and would serve as a ready reference.
To help visitors, it contains exhaustive information about visiting Bhutan supported by charts, maps and illustrations on recreation activities, monthly temperature, driving time between places and contact details of travel companies. Common phrases for conversational Dzongkha (link) supported by illustrations will help travellers strike a bond of friendship immediately with the locals. Encyclopaedic in scope, the book's 400 pages of texts are embellished with over 700 astonishing
photographs, 40 maps, 9 graphs, 8 information tables, 23 mini statistics, 23 special spotlight pages all meticulously well-researched and compiled in one. Useful websites related to Bhutan are listed to help readers gather additional information.
1. Introduction
2. History
3. The Country and It's People
4. Governance
5. The Clergy
6. Women, Children and Gender
7. The Roya Family: Making A Difference
8. Information and Media
9. Gross National Happiness
10. Bhutan and te World
11. Economy
12. Environment
13. Health
14. Education
15. Geographic Regions
16. Tourism