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This is an alphabetical list of settlements in Bhutan. [1] For a list of the main cities and towns see List of cities in Bhutan. For a list of government-designated municipalities, see Thromde. For a list of villages, see List of villages in Bhutan.
The following table is a list of all 50 states and their respective dates of statehood. The first 13 became states in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the Articles of Confederation, its first constitution. [6]
Bhutan is located between the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and India on the eastern slopes of the Himalayas in South Asia. [1] Dzongkhags are the primary subdivisions of Bhutan. They possess a number of powers and rights under the Constitution of Bhutan, such as regulating commerce, running elections, and creating local governments.
The population of Bhutan had been estimated based on the reported figure of about 1 million in the 1970s when the country had joined the United Nations and precise statistics were lacking. [12] Thus, using the annual increase rate of 2–3%, the most population estimates were around 2 million in 2000.
A map of Bhutan showing its 20 dzongkhags. Currently, each dzongkhag has between two and five National Assembly constituencies. The table below lists the 47 National Assembly constituencies with the name of the dzongkhag they are in, the number of constituent gewogs, [B] and the number of registered voters.
→ United States – United States of America Capital: Washington, D.C. Widely recognized state. The following are territories of the United States of America: → Alaska (District to August 24, 1912; Territory from August 24, 1912) → American Samoa (Territory) Arizona (Territory to February 14, 1912) → Bajo Nuevo Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Bhutan and the United States have no formal diplomatic relations, but relations between the two nations are viewed as "friendly and close", due to shared values between the two countries. The increasingly close relationship between India and the U.S. has also helped to improve U.S.–Bhutanese relations.