Bhutan Study & Guide - AllRefer - Bhutan Information

* INTRODUCTION
* Table B. Bhutan: Chronology of Important Events
* COUNTRY PROFILE: BHUTAN
o COUNTRY
o GEOGRAPHY
o SOCIETY
o ECONOMY
o TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
o GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
o NATIONAL SECURITY
* BHUTAN
o HISTORICAL SETTING, BHUTAN
+ Origins and Early Settlement, A.D. 600-1600
# Arrival of Buddhism
# Rivalry among the Sects
+ Theocratic Government, 1616-1907
# Consolidation and Defeat of Tibetan Invasions, 1616-51
# Administrative Integration and Conflict with Tibet, 1651- 1728
# Civil Conflict, 1728-72
# British Intrusion, 1772-1907
+ Establishment of the Hereditary Monarchy, 1907
+ Development of Centralized Government, 1926-52
+ Modernization under Jigme Dorji, 1952-72
+ Entering the Outside World, 1972-86
o THE SOCIETY AND ITS ENVIRONMENT, BHUTAN
+ Geography
# The Land
# Climate
# River Systems
# Glaciers
+ Population
# Size, Structure, and Settlement Patterns
# Ethnic Groups
# Languages
+ Social System
# Society
# Marriage and Family Life
# Role of Women
# Housing
# Festivals
+ Religious Tradition
# Buddhism
# Bon
# Hinduism and Islam
+ Education
+ Health
o THE ECONOMY, BHUTAN
+ The Economic Context
+ Role of the Government
# Planning and Reform
# Budgets
# Monetary System
# Banking and Credit
# Government-Owned Corporations
+ Foreign Economic Relations
# Aid
# Foreign Debt
# Trade
+ Agriculture
# Farming
# Animal Husbandry
# Fisheries
# Irrigation and Fertilization
+ Forestry
+ Industry, Mining, Energy, and Commerce
# Industry
# Mining
# Energy
# Commerce
+ Labor Force
+ Transportation and Communications
# Roads
# Civil Aviation
# Posts and Telecommunications
+ Tourism
o GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS, BHUTAN
+ The Monarchy
+ Structure of the Government
# Legal Basis
# Legislature
# Executive
# Judiciary
# Civil Service
# Local Government
+ Political Developments
+ The Media
+ Foreign Relations
# India
# China
# Other Countries
# Participation in International Organizations
o NATIONAL SECURITY, BHUTAN
+ Strategic Location
+ Armed Forces
+ Paramilitary
# Militia
# Forest Guards
+ Police Force
+ Legal System
# Criminal Justice
# Penal Code
* Appendix. Tables
* Glossary