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Switzerland helps Bhutan on the path to modernity

This content was published on Dec 30, 2003 Switzerland’s federal system is proving a useful reference tool for the country’s steps toward a modern democracy. Bhutan, a small, remote country of just over 2.1 million people, has remained virtually cut off from the outside world for centuries. But in recent years it has tentatively begun to modernise and open its borders. Bhutan is…