Question

Which neighbouring country is known as the 'Land of the Thunder Dragon'?
1. Burma
2. Nepal
3. Bangladesh
4. Bhutan

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Bhutan

The correct answer is Bhutan.

• Druk Yul is the traditional name for Bhutan, meaning 'Land of the Thunder Dragon'.
• They believe that thunder is actually the voices of the dragon roaring. 
• In Dzongkha, the official language of Bhutan, Bhutan is known as Druk Yul or the “Land of Dragon”, and Bhutanese leaders are known as Druk Gyalpo, meaning “Thunder Dragon Kings”.
• The reason for the name is also because of the violent and large thunderstorms that whip down through the valleys from the Himalayas.  
• Bhutan is a landlocked country in the Eastern Himalayas.
• It is bordered by China to the north and India to the south. Nepal and Bangladesh are located in proximity to Bhutan but do not share a land border.
• Bhutan is a constitutional monarchy with Mahayana Buddhism as the state religion.
• Bhutan and neighboring Tibet experienced the spread of Buddhism which originated in the Indian subcontinent during the lifetime of Gautama Buddha.

• Some useful information about Bhutan:
  • Capital: Thimphu.
  • Currency: Bhutanese ngultrum.
  • Prime minister: Lotay Tshering.
  • Literacy Rate: 66.56%.