Bhutan

Key facts

Land borders (2)

• China
• India

Bhutan in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Bhutan is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 26 claims from the pool that are true of Bhutan, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Borders India1 of 6
• Its flag contains orange1 of 10
• Its capital city's name begins with “T”1 of 12
• Borders China1 of 14
• Its name begins with “B”1 of 17
• Has a peak higher than 5,000 m1 of 27
• Borders exactly two countries1 of 28
• Has fewer than 25 people per km²1 of 34
• Has fewer than 1 million people1 of 37
• Has a monarch as head of state1 of 42
• Has a peak higher than 4,000 m1 of 43
• Its flag contains no red1 of 43
• Is landlocked1 of 44
• Is in Asia1 of 48
• Drives on the left1 of 54
• Has a peak higher than 3,000 m1 of 65
• Its name has 6 letters or fewer1 of 67
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177