BASIC FACTS

The Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked country located in South Asia that borders China to the north and India to the south. Bhutan gained independence in 1949 and is today a constitutional monarchy.

Capital: Thimphu

Bhutan does not possess any nuclear power plants, research reactors, or other nuclear facilities.

TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

• Joined the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in 1973
• Acceded to the Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) in 1985
• Acceded to the 1925 Geneva Protocol in 1979
• Signed the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in 1995
• Ratified in 2005
• Acceded to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in 1978
• Acceded to the Partial Test Ban Treaty in 1978
• Acceded to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention in 2005

REGIONAL GROUPS

• Member of the G-77
• Member of the Asia-Pacific Group

LINKS

UN State Summary

Ratification of Treaties & Membership in International Organizations Related to Disarmament