Bhutan

SHORT INFORMATION

Administrative divisions of Bhutan

Bhutan is divided into twenty dzongkhags (districts), administered by a body called the Dzongkhag Tshogdu.

SHORT INFORMATION

Education in Bhutan

Bhutan's recently achieved its long time goal of Universal Primary Education. The gross enrolment rate in primary education was 106% in 2007. There is near gender equality (93%).

HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS

New Year in Bhutan (Losar)

New Year in Bhutan is one of the major festivals of the country. Like its neighbor, India Bhutanese people also welcome New Year with open hands. The English New year and the local New Year are celebrated with equal grandeur.