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Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, the future of Bhutan

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On 5 February 2016 Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck was born at Lingkana Palace, Thimphu, Bhutan. Family His parents are King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan and his wife, Queen Jetsun Pema. He is a member of the House of Wangchuck.  His name was announced on 16 April 2016. In 2019 he received a younger brother who was named:  Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck, Duty In honor of his birth, 108,000 trees were planted by thousands of volunteers in Bhutan. In 2017, in honor of his first birthday, a new damselfly species was named after the crown prince, Megalestes gyalsey. Bhutan Bhutan is oficially known as the Kingdom of Bhutan. It is a landlocked country in the Eastern Himalayas, located between China and India in the geographical subregion of Southern Asia.  It is a mountainous country. Bhutan is known as "Druk Yul," or "Land of the Thunder Dragon".  Nepal and Bangladesh are located near Bhutan but do not share a land border.   The country has a population of over 754,000 and t