Economic aid - recipient:
$78 million substantial aid from India and other nations (2004)
Currency (code):
ngultrum (BTN); Indian rupee (INR)
Currency code:
BTN; INR
Exchange rates:
ngultrum per US dollar - 44.101 (2006), 44.101 (2005), 45.317
(2004), 46.583 (2003), 48.61 (2002)
note: the ngultrum is pegged to the Indian rupee
Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June
Communications Bhutan
Telephones - main lines in use:
32,700 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
37,800 (2005)
Telephone system:
general assessment: telecommunications facilities are poor
domestic: very low teledensity; domestic service is very poor
especially in rural areas; wireless service available since 2003
international: country code - 975; international telephone and
telegraph service via landline and microwave relay through India;
satellite earth station - 1 (2005)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 0, FM 9, shortwave 1 (2006)