The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 213, Issues 1-3National Geographic Society., 2007 - Geography |
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Page 130
... King Jigme Singye Wangchuck ascended the throne in 1972 , Bhutan suffered from some of the highest poverty , illiteracy , and infant - mortality rates in the world - a legacy of the policy of isolation . " We paid a heavy price , ” the king ...
... King Jigme Singye Wangchuck ascended the throne in 1972 , Bhutan suffered from some of the highest poverty , illiteracy , and infant - mortality rates in the world - a legacy of the policy of isolation . " We paid a heavy price , ” the king ...
Page 131
... King Jigme Singye Wangchuck did just that , setting up an unusual convergence of events in 2008 : a coronation ( the fourth king ceremoniously hands over the raven crown to his 28 - year - old son , Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck , who ...
... King Jigme Singye Wangchuck did just that , setting up an unusual convergence of events in 2008 : a coronation ( the fourth king ceremoniously hands over the raven crown to his 28 - year - old son , Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck , who ...
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... king's wives , he is the new king's uncle . Thinley , for his part , is one of the policy's principal architects and has traveled the globe promoting the happiness gospel . " This idea has captured the imagination of the larger world ...
... king's wives , he is the new king's uncle . Thinley , for his part , is one of the policy's principal architects and has traveled the globe promoting the happiness gospel . " This idea has captured the imagination of the larger world ...
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Features | 8 |
Living With Volcanoes 34 In Indonesia life plays out in the shadow of fiery peaks | 38 |
COVER The eruption of Javas Mount Merapi in May 2006 drove | 1 |
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