Lying along the ridges of the eastern Himalayas and hemmed by China (Tibet) in the north and northwest, the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal and Sikkim in the east, south and west respectively Bhutan is a fascinating Buddhist Kingdom. With an area of 46,500 square km, the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan is almost same in size and topography Switzerland. It was the mighty Himalayas which protected Bhutan from the rest of the world and left the Kingdom blissfully untouched.