Geography - note:
landlocked; strategic location between China and India; controls several key Himalayan mountain passes
People
Bhutan
Population:
682,321 note: the Factbook population estimate is consistent with the first modern census of Bhutan, conducted in 2005; previous Factbook population estimates for this country, which were on the order of three times the total population reported here, were based on Bhutanese government publications that did not include the census (July 2008 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 30.8% (male 107,360/female 103,093) 15-64 years: 63.7% (male 231,323/female 203,649) 65 years and over: 5.4% (male 19,561/female 17,335) (2008 est.)
Median age:
total: 23.5 years male: 24.1 years female: 22.8 years (2008 est.)
Population growth rate: