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BHUTAN Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked country in South Asia situated in the Eastern Himalayas between China in the north and India in the south. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of 38,394 square kilometers Bhutan ranks 133rd in land area and 160th in population. Bhutan is a constitutional monarchy with a king ( Druk Gyalpo ) as the head of state and a prime minister as the head of government. Vajrayana Buddhism is the state religion and the Je Khenpo is the head of the state religion . The subalpine Himalayan mountains in the north rise from the country's lush subtropical plains in the south.In the Bhutanese Himalayas, there are peaks higher than 7,000 meters (23,000 ft) above sea level. Gangkhar Puensum is Bhutan's highes...