In 1989 the Tshogdu, or National Assembly, of Bhutan announced that all Bhutanese citizens must wear the appropriate national dress in all public areas. For men in Bhutan, the traditional dress is a robe known as the go; women's traditional...

Bhutan's identity is wrapped up in its religion. The country owes its indigenous name (Drukyul) to the Drukpa school of Tibetan Buddhism, which is the official religion of the state. The state founder, Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyel...

Bhutan Bhutan is located in the Himalayan Mountains of South Central Asia. It is surrounded by two giant neighbors, China and India. Bhutan occupies 47,000 square kilometers (18,142 square miles) and is about half the size of the U.S. state of Indiana....

A country in the Eastern Himalayas ruled by a Mahārajah of Tibetan stock. The natives are Bsts., mostly of the Dug-pa (q.v.) or unreformed school of...

The Kingdom of Bhutan (IPA: /buːˈtɑːn/) is a landlocked nation in the Himalaya Mountains, sandwiched between India and China in South Asia. The Bhutanese call their country Druk Yul (land of the thunder dragon). Historically Bhutan was known by many...

Bhutan's rugged terrains and enforced isolation enable its government to protect the country's architectural heritage from Western influence. However, modernist ideas are gradually entering the country's boundaries, threatening the survival of Bhutan's centuries-old architectural tradition. These ideas have undesirable effects on the cultural, aesthetic...

THE ONLY trouble with the recent mock elections in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan is that most Bhutanese don't want democracy. They want their king to be in charge. Lest neocons start considering regime change, however, I hasten to add that most Bhutanese trust...

The isolated kingdom of Bhutan took another step toward democracy Monday as voters lined up for the final round of a mock parliamentary election, officials said.The vote is part of a "dress rehearsal" for a 2008 election in Bhutan, part of a remarkable transformation of...

Bhutan will hold its first democratic elections in March, the latest step in the transformation of the Himalayan nation where Buddhist kings reigned supreme.The secluded and mountainous country has long been known as a quirky holdout from modernity, letting in few visitors and banning television...