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| Anthem | "Gyallu" | ||||||
| Capital | Lhasa | ||||||
| Other cities | Gyantse, Shigatse, Tsetang | ||||||
| Language official |
Tibetan | ||||||
| others | English, Hindustani, Mongolian | ||||||
| Religion main |
Tibetan Buddhists | ||||||
| others | Bonpos, Hindus, Taoists | ||||||
| Ethnic Groups main |
Tibetans | ||||||
| others | Han Chinese, Indians, Mongols | ||||||
| Demonym | Tibetans | ||||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary elective constitutional monarchy | ||||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||||
| Dalai Lama | Tenzin Gyatso | ||||||
| Sikyong | Penpa Tsering | ||||||
| Independence | from the Qing Dynasty | ||||||
| declared | April 4, 1912 | ||||||
| recognized | 1950s | ||||||
| Currency | Tangka (TTT)
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| Time Zone | TST (UTC+06:00) | ||||||
| Driving Side | Left | ||||||
| Electricity | 230 V, 50 Hz | ||||||
| Plug Types | C, D, F, G, M | ||||||
| Calling Code | +976 | ||||||
| Internet TLD | .tt | ||||||
| Organizations |  Commonwealth of Nations SAARC United Nations
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The Kingdom of Tibet (Tibetan: བོད་རྒྱལ་ཁབ, Wylie: bod rgyal khab), colloquially known as Tibet (བོད་, bod), is a sovereign state located in South Asia. The nation is bordered by Uyghuristan in the north; China and Mongolia in the east; and Bhutan, India, Sikkim, Nepal, and Yunnan in the south. Tibet is geographically defined by the Himilayas, with Mount Everest being located along the border with Nepal.
The modern-day nation gained independence in 1912 following the collapse of the Qing Dynasty in China. In the 1930s, Tibet would be invaded and annexed by the Empire of China. After World War II, Tibet became a trust territory of the United Kingdom, with full independence being regained in the 1950s.
Throughout the Cold War, Tibet was Buddhist theocracy and an absolute monarchy under the rule of the 14th Dalai Lama. Beginning in the 1980s, the nation gradually transitioned into a constitutional monarchy and a democracy. By 2011, the Dalai Lama agreed to relinquish all his political powers (therefore becoming a symbolic head of state), while retaining his religious authority.