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Asia

Bhutan

Ratio: 2:3 Adopted: c. 1965 Usage: National and Civil

Saffron yellow
denotes the
authority of The “Thunder
the King Dragon”

White represents
purity and loyalty

Orange represents the Drukpa
monasteries and religious practices

Asia
China Bhutan is a Buddhist state where power is shared
pal
Nepal
A
BHUTAN by the king and government. The country’s name in
India
M Myanmar the local dialect means “Land of the Dragon.”
In Bhutan, thunder is believed to be TEMPORAL AND SPIRITUAL POWER
the voices of dragons roaring. In The two colors of the flag, divided
about 1200, a monastery was set up diagonally, represent spiritual and
called the Druk (the “Thunder temporal power within Bhutan.
Dragon”), with a sect called the The orange part of the flag
Drukpas named after it. The name represents the Drukpa monasteries
and the emblem of the dragon have and Buddhist religious practice,
been associated with Bhutan ever while the saffron yellow field
since. The dragon on the flag is denotes the secular authority of the
white to symbolize purity. royal dynasty of the Wangchuks.

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EMBLEM OFBHUTAN
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The snarling mouth
expresses the strength
The dragon symbolizes of the male and female
Druk, the Tibetan deities protecting the
name for the Kingdom country
of Bhutan
Jewels clasped in
the dragon’s claws
symbolize wealth

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