-Landlocked country in South Asia at the eastern end of the Himalayas. -It is bordered to the North by China and to the South, East and West by India. -Capital: Thimpu -Religion: Mahayana Buddhism -Area: 38,394 sq kms -Population: 8,00,000 approx

1. BHUTAN
THE HAPPIEST COUNTRY
IN THE WORLD

2. BHUTAN
Land Of The Thunder Dragon

3. BHUTAN
 Landlocked country in South Asia at
the eastern end of the Himalayas.
 It is bordered to the North by China
and to the South, East and West by
India.
 Capital-Thimpu
 Religion-Mahayana Buddhism
 Area-38,394 sq kms
 Population- 8,00,000 approx.

4. Why is Bhutan the
happiest country in the
World??

5. 97% OF BHUTANESE
PEOPLE CLAIM TO BE
HAPPY
But Why??

6. Preservation Of Nature
Returning to the earth
what is being taken
from it

7. GNH Is More Important Than The
GDP For The Bhutanese
Government

8. 4 Pillars of GNH
1. Good Governance
2. Sustainable Socio-economic
development
3. Preservation & Promotion of culture
4. Environmental Conservation

9. FREE ACCESS TO
BASIC HEALTH
SERVICES

10. FREE
EDUCATION

11. According to the General Statistics
2008 produced by the Ministry of
Education, there are 552 formal schools
and institutions, 391 monastic schools
and 747 non- formal education centres
in Bhutan. In the formal schools, girls
make up 49.5% enrolment, although it
is as high as 52% in urban areas and a
few districts. Approximately 23% of
primary students, 33% of middle school
students, and 60% of higher secondary
students enjoy free boarding facilities.

12. They believe material,
money is not the end.
It’s just the means to
reach the end i.e.
happiness

13. Bhutanese are happy
because they are surrounded
by nature
72% of Bhutan is covered
with forests.

14. • Mountaineering, as in technical
climbing is banned since it isn’t
nice to the mountains.
• 80% of Bhutanese population
work for land as farmers.

15. The government gives subsidies to
Buddhist monasteries, shrines,
monks and other Buddhist
programs.

16. Some call Bhutan the
“SWITZERLAND OF ASIA”
because of its size, shape and
location in the mountains.

17. Bhutan has one of the stable
ecosystems in the world and has
virtually no environmental
damage due to its long isolation.

18. 10 Things Bhutan People Do
Differently That Make Them The
Happiest People.

19. 1. They Manage Spiritual And
Material Happiness Equally

20. 2. They Have Among The
Fastest Growing GDPs In The
World

21. BHUTAN
INDIA
NEPAL

22. 3. They Don’t Care
About The TV, Radio Or
Internet.

23. 4. 50% Of The Country Is
Protected As A National Park

24. 5. They’re Mostly
Buddhist

25. 6. They Actually Measure Their
Own Happiness

26. 7. Where
They Live Is
Gorgeous

27. 8. The Gap Between Normal
People And Royalty Isn’t That Far

28. 9. They’re Well Rested

29. 10. They Have Less
Pollution

30. Bhutanese people say—
“You have to be mentally prepared
for happiness. It doesn’t matter
where you are, happiness is a
question of mindset.”

31. THANK YOU!