Sometimes we go [through] life being stuck between a rock and a hard place
[being] unsure of which way and side to choose
But within that moment of feeling landlocked one may find its own way through the fields of life and today
We are talking about a country [that] is doing just that
A country stuck between two giants named China and India and this is the first time we are talking [about] the country
Called Bhutan hey, everybody. My name is Dave [Wamba] [and] welcome to FTD facts the channel
We talk about people and cultures from around the world and let's not forget places
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Now before we get into this episode talking about baton
I wanna know from all you if you could live anywhere
That's not your country where would you live and why so [pathan] it is the smallest Asian country?
But it is mighty the size of the town may only be thirty eight thousand seven hundred and Thirty seven square kilometers
But it does have a population of seven hundred and forty two thousand seven hundred and [Thirty-seven] people and quite surprisingly
That means it has a density of nineteen point two people per square kilometer like I said although it's small
It's known as the land of the thunder dragon
This is because the country sees so many lightning storms because they are way up high [in] the himalayan mountains
And the thunder Dragon is also called drunk
Which is a national symbol?
appearing on their flag now because portions of Bhutan are way up in the himalayan Mountains the
Capital Tim Foo is ranked third in the world when it comes to the highest
[capitols] based off of altitude and it comes in at an altitude of eight thousand six hundred and twelve feet
Quite an amazing view now. What's fascinating about bataan? Is it is a democracy, but also has a
Constitutional monarchy the first election was actually held in
2008 however the country does have a king named Jake Mika Char named yell when shook and let's not forget his queen queen
Jetsun Pema now bataan is a small country
But it's interesting to look at because it has things that other countries don't have and one thing for [sure] is that this country [is]
The only country [where] its forests absorb more Co2 than the country even produces?
I believe it or not its citizens have
constitution obligations to protect their environment and that means [sixty] percent of the nation has to stay as a
Forest and if you were to ask me, I would say [that] the people of [the] [ton] are probably the biggest
environmentalists on the planet and being green is not just for the trees because the government of the ton has an amazing amount of
Renewable energy and that energy is hydroelectric as a matter of fact they produce more electricity than they need and much of it is
Exported and when it comes to other forms of energy the country has no petroleum or gas reserves that are currently known
That's being of import exports
Let's talk about that their highest import is indeed refined petroleum making up
25% of their imports with their total import costs being
237 Million Dollars worth of Goods, but their exports equal 169 million according to the Oac and
59% of that is Ferro alloys along with carbides being
14% now for a long time in Bhutan things like the internet and television were completely banned now it might be shocking to you
but let's be real the owners were even banned from entering the country until
1974 However by 1999 the government [listed] the television ban stating that it was a step into happiness and bringing the country
Modernised so let's move on and let's talk about smoking because [Vuitton] is the only country to
Completely ban the use of tobacco now the rules at one point were very tight if you were caught with it
You would get three to five years in prison and this was with the tobacco control act that was introduced in 2010 which led to
59 Arrests however in 2012 they Amended the law and if you still have too much tobacco on you you can get time
But they really wanted to downplay the seriousness of it all
But these junk smoke
From my heart. I'm telling you
For your lung and all of that
now although some people like to consider putin as the least developed country in Asia it actually comes in first for
economic freedom ease of doing business and
Peace and believe it or not it is second in per [capita] income for all of south of Asia
I don't know about you guys, but I think bataan is a rather interesting country that is developing
But that's it everybody
My name is Dave waffle
And I want to thank you guys for taking time to learn [about] your neighbors and learn about your own country and learn about other
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Want to show our community what everybody is all about but I'm not really
fascinating to learn more about
But on a small country that continues to work for the bigger
Picture a country that manages to remain peaceful around its big neighbors while having relationships with other countries around the [world]
This is the country and the people of the thunder dragon that reminds us no matter how small you are
Stand up be proud and show the world your truth under