In 1865, Britain and Bhutan signed the Treaty of Sinchulu, under which Bhutan would receive an annual subsidy in exchange for ceding some border land to British India. Under British influence, a monarchy was set up in 1907; three years later, a treaty was signed whereby the British agreed not to interfere in Bhutanese internal affairs and Bhutan allowed Britain to direct its foreign affairs. This role was assumed by independent India after 1947. Two years later, a formal Indo-Bhutanese accord returned the areas of Bhutan annexed by the British, formalized the annual subsidies the country received, and defined India's responsibilities in defense and foreign relations. A refugee issue of over 100,000 Bhutanese in Nepal remains unresolved; 90% of the refugees are housed in seven United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) camps. In March 2005, King Jigme Singye WANGCHUCK unveiled the government's draft constitution - which would introduce major democratic reforms - and pledged to hold a national referendum for its approval. In December 2006, the King abdicated the throne to his son, Jigme Khesar Namgyel WANGCHUCK, in order to give him experience as head of state before the democratic transition. In early 2007, India and Bhutan renegotiated their treaty to allow Bhutan greater autonomy in conducting its foreign policy, although Thimphu continues to coordinate policy decisions in this area with New Delhi. In July 2007, seven ministers of Bhutan's ten-member cabinet resigned to join the political process, and the cabinet acted as a caretaker regime until democratic elections for seats to the country's first parliament were completed in March 2008. Nepal's constitution was ratified in July 2008.

You can use this information freely, but first please provide a reciprocal link and include the following source code on the page where you are using the information:

<a title="Bhutan Country Profile" href="http://www.bttranslations.com/countries/bhutan.htm" > Bhutan Country Profile</a> from the site of <a title="BTT Translation Company" href="http://www.bttranslations.com/">BTT Translation Services</a>

If you paste it, it should look like this:

Bhutan Country Profile from the site of BTT Translation Services


Communications of Bhutan
Economy of Bhutan
Geography of Bhutan
Government of Bhutan
Transnational Issues of Bhutan
Military of Bhutan
People of Bhutan
Transportation of Bhutan


The information above is a partial reproduction of Google Maps and the CIA World Factbook.

An Internation Business Forum on ITER, EASYLIMO UK LTD Go-Easycars.co.uk