nPostednon August 8, 2015
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nAccordingnto several sources, Bhutan is one of the few countries that has beennindependent throughout its entire history. (Nearby Nepal is another.)
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nPartnof the reason for this is its location: Bhutan is located high in thenHimalayan Mountains. It’s a landlocked nation (that means that itndoesn’t have any coastline and doesn’t touch any ocean or sea), andnit borders on China to the north and India to the south, east, andnwest.
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nEvennthough Bhutan has always been independent, we still acknowledge todaynas “Independence Day” for Bhutan because Bhutan was able to keepnits political independence from Britain by recognizing Britain asnsuzerain. n
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n(Thatnmeans that Britain had a little bit of control over Bhutan, butnBhutan was internally independent.)
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nAndnin 1947, after India became independent of Britain, kingdoms such asnBhutan were given the option to remain independent or to join thenIndian Union. Bhutan, of course, chose independence. It was on thisndate in 1949 that India recognized its independence.
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| “Tiger’s Nest” in summer – Bhutan |
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nHerenare some interesting facts about Bhutan:
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nUntiln recently, Bhutan was one of the most isolated countries in then world. Finally, in 1999, the government lifted its ban on TV and then internet.
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| Some social scientists have been interested to study the effects of television on Bhutan, since it is the last nation in the world to have TV. |
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nThen nation doesn’t have things that most people in the world take forn granted. For example, Bhutan is the only country in the world thatn bans the sale of tobacco. Also, there are no traffic lights, even inn the capital city of Thimpu.
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| Instead of traffic lights, Bhutan has traffic officers. |
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nThisn is a country that takes keeping its environment beautiful veryn seriously! The constitution requires that at least 60% of then country must remain under forest cover at all times. Also, killingn the highly endangered black-necked crane could get you thrown inton jail for life!
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nTonfind out more about Bhutan, check out this earlier post.
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nOr just enjoy the beauties of Bhutan’s landscapes, culture, and people:
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nAlsonon this date:
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nAnniversarynof the laying of the cornerstone of Uraniborg
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nSneaknSome Zucchini onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Night
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nPeasants’nDay in Tanzania
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nPhysicistnErnest Lawrence’s birthday
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nPlannahead:
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