Kingdom Bhutan facts
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Every tourist to the Kingdom of Bhutan must pay a daily fee of USD$250. This tax is to discourage large tour groups of "low-quality high impact tourists" that may damage Bhutan's fragile and unspoiled environment.
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The Kingdom of Bhutan plans to get rid of all chemicals, in its agricultur, becoming the first 100% organic nation within the next generation!
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The Kingdom of Bhutan only has one international airport, located at 7,332 ft elevation in a deep valley surrounded by 18,000 ft mountains and only a select number of pilots are certified to land there, due to it being one of the most challenging airports in the world.
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The Kingdom of Bhutan's head of state is known as the "Dragon King."
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The Kingdom of Bhutan has a phallic obsession credited to Drukpa Kunley, a monk known as “Madman” and "The saint of 5,000 women". It's common to find phallus paintings in Bhutan's public spaces, and people place phallus sculptures in rooftops to drive away evil spirits.
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The actress Shirley MacLaine was briefly put under house arrest in Bhutan under suspicion of being involved in a conspiracy to depose the king of the Himalayan kingdom. She was a guest of the premier who was charged with leading an armed rebellion.
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The title of the national anthem of Bhutan is translated as "The Thunder Dragon Kingdom"
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The kingdom of Bhutan maintains diplomatic relations with Luxembourg, but not with the United States, China, or Russia
