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A State in the Eastern Himálayas, between 26° 45′ and 28° N. latitude, and between 89° and 92° E. longitude, bordered on the north and east by Tibet, on the west by the Tibetan district of Chumbi and by Sikkim, and on the south by British India. Extreme length from east to west 190 miles; extreme breadth 90 miles, Area about 20,000 square miles; population estimated at 250,000.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. The Royal Geographical Society, UK

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  2. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Paris, France

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  3. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Berlin, Germany

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  4. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Petrograd, Russia

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  5. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Munich, Germany

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  6. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Rome, Italy

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  7. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Lisbon, Portugal

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  8. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  9. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Brussels, Belgium

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  10. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Buda-Pest, Hungary

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  11. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Geneva, Switzerland

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  12. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Neuchatel, Switzerland

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  13. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Philadelphia, USA

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  14. Commercial Geographical Society of Paris, France

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

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  1. The Royal Geographical Society, UK

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member) (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  2. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Paris, France

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member) (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  3. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Berlin, Germany

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member) (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  4. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Petrograd, Russia

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member) (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  5. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Munich, Germany

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member) (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  6. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Rome, Italy

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member) (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  7. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Lisbon, Portugal

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member) (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  8. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member) (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  9. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Brussels, Belgium

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member) (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  10. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Buda-Pest, Hungary

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member) (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  11. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Geneva, Switzerland

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member) (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  12. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Neuchatel, Switzerland

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member) (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  13. The Geographical Societie of Scotland, Philadelphia, USA

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member) (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

  14. Commercial Geographical Society of Paris, France

    J. Scott Keltie LL.D. (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member) (Formerly Secretary, Honorary Corresponding Member)

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Keltie, J.S. (1915). Bhután. In: Keltie, J.S. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270442_13

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