Completar frases 116-testVersión en línea 116-test por Farhad Key 1 subsidies monasteries preserved maintaining perfectly statistically monks Bhutan is the last standing Buddhist Kingdom in the World and , until recently , has much of their culture since the 17th century by avoiding globalization and staying isolated from the world . Internet , television , and western dress were banned from the country up until ten years ago . But over the past ten years globalization has begun to change in Bhutan , but things remain balanced . Bhutan is the only country in the world that has a ? GNH . ' You may think GNH is just another based term with no real - life application , but it refers to " Gross National Happiness . " The process of measuring GNH began when Bhutan opened up to globalization . It measures people's quality of life , and makes sure that " material and spiritual development happen together . " Bhutan has done an amazing job of finding this balance . Bhutan has continually been ( ranked ) as the happiest country in all of Asia , and the eighth Happiest Country in the world according to Business Week . In 2007 , Bhutan had the second fastest growing GDP in the world , at the same time as their environment and cultural identity . Bhutan is the only Buddhist Kingdom in the world ; Mahayana Buddhism is the official religion of Bhutan . Over two thirds of the people are Buddhist , and Buddhism is supported by the government both politically and economically . The government gives to Buddhist , shrines , and other Buddhist programs .