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Bhutan is a small landlocked country with a land area of 38,394 square kilometers, situated in the Great Himalayas bordered by China in the north and India in the south. It has a population of 634,982 with 69.1% of the people still living in rural areas despite a growth in urban migration in recent years. An estimated 33.1% of the populace is under the age of fifteen. Its labor force is estimated at 66.4% of the total population. The private sector, considered as the engine of growth, continues to be weak and underdeveloped. The country is currently faced with a shortage of skilled workers, especially in the booming construction sector which necessitates the import of a substantial number of foreign workers from India.
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Dorjee, S. (2011). Bhutan. In: Majumdar, S. (eds) Emerging Challenges and Trends in TVET in the Asia-Pacific Region. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-391-4_7
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