- Bhutan first got television in 1998.
- Archery is the national sport.
- Smoking is prohibited in public places and the sale of cigarettes is banned throughout the country.
- National dress is compulsory for Bhutanese citizens– men wear a gho and women wear a kira.
- The King is married to four sisters.
- There are blue sheep at higher altitudes.
- There are about twenty internet cafés in Thimphu and there is mobile phone coverage in most of the main towns.
- If you see a royal vehicle on the road you have to pull over until it has passed.
- There are no beggars or homeless people.
- Plastic bags are banned for ecological reasons.
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