Bhutan Official Title: Kingdom of General Information:

Capital Population (million) 0.745n/a Total Area 38,394 km² Currency 1 CAN$=55.295 Ngultrum (BTN) (2020 - Annual average) National Holiday National Day, 17 December (1907) Language(s) Dzongkha, various Tibetan and Nepalese dialects

Political Information: Type of State Unitary Type of Government Constitutional Monarchy Bilateral Product trade Canada - Bhutan 1.2

1 Balance 0.8 Can. 0.6 Head of State Head of Government Exports King Prime Minister 0.4 Can. Imports Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Millions 0.2 Total 0 Trade Ministers: Foreign Affairs: -0.2 Economic Affairs: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Statistics Canada Finance:

Main Political Parties Canadian Imports People’s Democratic Party (PDP), (DPT), from: Bhutan (DNT), Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP) Chemical Prod.

Plastics, Rubber Prod. Animal & Prod.

Specialized Inst.

Food Prod.

Veg. Prod. Elections: Last:n/a 2018 2020 Statistics Canada Economic Information: (2020) IMF (estimates) Bhutan Canada Canadian Exports GDP: (billion) $3.29n/a $2,162.38 to: Bhutan GDP per capita: $4,419.69n/a $56,945.03 Base M etal Prod. GDP Growth rate: (%) -0.82n/a -5.40 Inflation: (%) 4.15n/a 0.72 M ach. M ech. Elec. Prod. Unemployment: (%) n/a 9.60 Plastics, Rubber Prod. Product Trade and Investment: (2020) Statistics Canada Textiles Prod. Canadian Exports: $158,222n/a Chemical Prod. Canadian Imports: $224,657n/a Wood Prod. 2020 Foreign Direct Investment in Canada n/a (million) Statistics Canada Canadian Direct Investment in country n/a (million) Sources: Representation: Statistics/Industry Canada http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home Foreign Representation in Canada IMF Ambassador Doma Tshering (non-resident) http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28 Canadian Representation Abroad Ambassador Nadir Patel

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