Bhutan

Bhutan (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཡུལ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a country in South Asia, in the Himalayas. Bhutan is a kingdom, and is ruled by the Druk Gyalpo (which means Dragon King). The current king of Bhutan is Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, who has been the king since 2006. His father, King Jigme Singye Wangchuck became widely known for the Gross National Happiness index, used to measure the well-being of citizens rather than the Gross Domestic Product.

Quotes

 * I would like to extend to Your Majesty and Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen our heartfelt felicitations and best wishes on your Royal parenthood. It's our immense pleasure to join the people of Bhutan in the celebrations of this momentous and happy occasion in Bhutan's history. All our prayers and blessings are with the newborn and the mother for their good health and well being
 * Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, on the Queen of Bhutan giving birth to a baby boy, quoted on The daily star (February 7, 2016), "Bhutan gets its crown prince"


 * I’m particularly happy to be the ambassador to Bhutan. Japan and Bhutan have been enjoying very friendly and traditionally a good relationship, specially cooperating in the areas of agriculture and infrastructure development.
 * Japan’s new ambassador to Bhutan, Kenji Hiramatsu, in an interview about Bhutan-Japanese relationships, quoted on Kunsel (February 4, 2016), "Japan seeks to enhance relations with Bhutan: Japanese ambassador"


 * You should have assurance that Japan will continue to support an important and friendly country like Bhutan as much as we can, even enhance the level of support to Bhutanese development and well-being of the people
 * Japan’s new ambassador to Bhutan, Kenji Hiramatsu, in an interview about Bhutan-Japanese relationships, quoted on Kunsel (February 4, 2016), "Japan seeks to enhance relations with Bhutan: Japanese ambassador"


 * In Japan, there is a lot of interest towards Bhutan and I think this is the case too in Bhutan towards Japan. We hope that this good-will will materialize in ways of enhancing the number of tourists coming from Japan to Bhutan and also more Bhutanese to visit my country [Japan]
 * Japan’s new ambassador to Bhutan, Kenji Hiramatsu, in an interview about Bhutan-Japanese relationships, quoted on Kunsel (February 4, 2016), "Japan seeks to enhance relations with Bhutan: Japanese ambassador"