Bhutan

The Kingdom of Bhutan ({{IPA2|bu?'t??n}} {{Audio|Bhutan.ogg|Listen}}) is a landlocked nation in the Himalaya Mountains, sandwiched between India and the People's Republic of China in South Asia. The local name for the country is Druk Yul. It is also called Druk Tsendhen (land of the thunder dragon), because the thunder there is said to be the sound of roaring dragons. Historically Bhutan was known by many names, such as Lho Mon (southern land of darkness), Lho Tsendenjong (southern land of the cypress), and Lhomen Khazhi (southern land of four approaches). The origins of the name Bhutan are unclear; historians have suggested that it may have originated in variations of the Sanskrit words Bhota-ant (the end of Bhot – another word for Tibet), or Bhu-uttan (highlands). The word Bhutan as a name for the country dates from the late 19th century.

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• {{Web reference | title= A Country Study: Bhutan | work=Federal Research Division, Library of Congress | URL=http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/bttoc.html| date=September 8 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title= Bhutan | work=CIA World Factbook | URL=http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bt.html| date=September 8 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title= Bhutan Portal | work=Government of Bhutan | URL=http://www.bhutan.gov.bt/| date=September 8 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title= Bhutan | work=MSN Encarta | URL=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761568123/Bhutan.html| date=September 8 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title=Bhutan army sees action at last | work=Asia Times Online | URL=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/EL19Df04.html| date=September 8 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title=Bhutan-China Relations | work=Bhutan News Online | URL=http://www.bhutannewsonline.com/bhutan_china.html| date=September 8 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title=MoUs with Bhutan on rail links, power projects | work=The Tribune, Chandigarh | URL=http://www.bhutannewsonline.com/bhutan_china.html| date=September 8 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title=Border tension pushes MEA allocation | work=The Tribune, Chandigarh | URL=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020301/budget.htm| date=September 8 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title=Happy Land | work=Yoga Journal | URL=http://www.yogajournal.com/views/1332_1.cfm| date=September 12 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title=Fast forward into trouble | work=The Guardian Unlimited| URL=http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,975769,00.html| date=September 16 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title=A New Measure of Well-Being From a Happy Little Kingdom | work=The New York Times| URL=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/04/science/04happ.html?ex=1129089600&en=de859301f49c121d&ei=5070&emc=eta1| date=October 4 | year=2005}}
• {{Book reference | Author=A.P. Agarwala| Title=Sikkim and Bhutan