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This 5 page paper outlines the economic and trade of this small kingdom situated in the Himalayas. The writer includes major products, exports and imports, trading partners and patterns, trade policies and comprehensive GDP information. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
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File: TS14_TEbhutan.rtf
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2000). The main occupation of the country is agriculture and forestry, from which ninety percent of the population obtain their livelihood (CIA, 2000). The agricultural farming that takes place
is most made up of subsistence farming, rather than commercial farming as well as animal husbandry. This type of small scale agriculture can be seen as reflecting the terrain, the
geography of the country is mountainous, and as such roads have been difficult to build, and even where possible, they have also be relatively expensive where the GDP per person
for 2000 was equal to $1,100 (CIA, 2000). Despite the fact that 90% of the population gain their living from agriculture, it only makes up 38% of the GDP.
However, we also need to realise that calculating the GDP of subsistence farming is very difficult as many of the goods will never be traded. However, this is still the
largest section of the economy, but closely followed by manufacturing at 37% (CIA, 2000). The production facilities in the manufacturing industry is
very backward, with the set-ups looking more similar to what we may call cottage industries. Other development, such as the road building projects that are taking place in the area
tends to use imported labour from nearby India (CIA, 2002). With better roads there has also been an increased tourist industry. The
high level of dependence on the land and low level of technology has created an environment where there is a respect for the land, and development polices tend to reflect
this respect, wishing to ensure developments are sensitive. For example, in 1997 there were 5,000 tourists, and although contributing to the economy, these numbers are not expected to increase by
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