BHUTAN

BHUTAN

TRANSPORT FACT SHEET

  1. COUNTRY: Bhutan
  2. CAPITAL: Thimphu
  3. GDP GROWTH RATE: 5.5%
  4. MAJOR COMMERCIAL CITIES:  Thimphu,Phuntsholing, Chukha, Paro, Gelephu, Sarpang, Samdrup 
  5. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS: Paro International Airport PBH
  6. MAJOR SEAPORTS:
  7. RAIL AND ROADWAYS: total of 8,050 km (5,000 mi) of roads, primary road is the East-West Highway
  8. EXPORT GOODS: electricity (to India), ferrosilicon, cement, cardamom, calcium carbide, steel rods/bars, dolomite, gypsum
  9. EXPORT PARTNERS: India, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, China, Nepal
  10. IMPORT GOODS: fuel and lubricants, airplanes, machinery and parts, rice, motor vehicles
  11. IMPORT PARTNERS: India, China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore