
Bhutan Bhutan is a country in south-central Asia situated in the eastern Himalayan ranges. Bhutan, a historically secluded country, began to lose its isolation in the second part of the 20th century, which caused the rate of development to quicken. A journey that traditionally required six days by mule could be completed in only a few hours by vehicle down a tortuous mountain road from the border town of Phuntsholing in the early 21st century, thanks to advancements in transportation. The rich valleys of the Lesser Himalayas, which are divided from one another by several tall and intricately connected ridges running from north to south across the nation, are where Bhutan's economic center is located. In Politics- The Paro and Thimphu valleys in the Lesser Himalayas are at the heart of Bhutan. Although unclear, Bhutan's northern and western borders with the Tibet Autonomous Region (a province of China) largely follow the Great Himalayan crest. The border between Bhutan and the Indian states of West Bengal and Assam is located in the Duars Plain to the south of the Himalayan range. Buddhism, mostly of the Tibetan kind, is practiced by almost three-fourths of the people of Bhutan. Formerly the official state religion, it is referred to in the 2008 constitution as the nation's "spiritual legacy." Nyingma (Rnying-ma-pa) and Kagyu (Bka'-brgyud-pa), two of the four principal schools of Tibetan Buddhism, are practiced in Bhutan. The Nyingma sect, which has existed in both, is the elder of Bhutan and Tibet since about the 8th century.