Bhutan

Country in Southern Asia

Bhutan is a country in Southern Asia, with its capital in Thimphu. About 796,682 people live there (2025), making it the 162nd most populous of the 195 countries. At 38,394 km², it is the 133rd largest country by area. It is landlocked, bordered by China and India.

Bhutan at a glance

Capital: Thimphu
Population (2025): 796,682
Area: 38,394 km²
Density: 21 per km²
Official language: Dzongkha
Currencies: Bhutanese ngultrum, Indian rupee
People: Bhutanese
Calling code: +975
Internet domain: .bt
Coast: Landlocked

Where is Bhutan?

How Bhutan compares

Population rank

162nd of 195

45th of 47 in Asia

Size rank

133rd of 195

36th of 47 in Asia

Crowding

21 per km²

More crowded than 15% of countries

Similar in size: Guinea-Bissau (36,125 km²).
Similar population: Guyana (835,986).
Bhutan is the only place that uses the Bhutanese ngultrum.
The Indian rupee is also used in 2 other places: India and Zimbabwe.
Dzongkha is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of Bhutan

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Bhutan in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Bhutan

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Bhutan so far, from 106 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

31% right

6th hardest of 176 · 84 answers

Its flag

68% right

47th hardest of 145 · 22 answers

Players find Bhutan on the map in 31% of tries, which makes it one of the harder places to find. The most common wrong answer is Bangladesh.
Players recognise the flag of Bhutan in 68% of tries.

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Countries that border Bhutan

Bhutan borders 2 countries: China and India.

Quick quiz: Bhutan

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1. Which is the flag of Bhutan?
2. What is the capital of Bhutan?
3. Which of these borders Bhutan?

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Questions about Bhutan

Is Bhutan a country?

Yes. Bhutan is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Bhutan?

The capital of Bhutan is Thimphu.

Which countries border Bhutan?

Bhutan borders 2 countries: China and India.

How many countries border Bhutan?

2. Bhutan shares a land border with 2 countries.

How big is Bhutan?

Bhutan covers 38,394 km², about the same size as Guinea-Bissau (36,125 km²).

Is Bhutan hard to find on a map?

Yes, for many players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Bhutan in 31% of 84 tries, 6th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Bangladesh.

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