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Everyfactseveryday - Bhutan was the only nation in the world to ban television.The first night of television broadcasts finally occurred on June 2, 1999, on the night of the Jigme Singye Wangchuck's
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![A family gathers around a television in their living room in Thimphu, Bhutan, March 24, 2001. Bhutan, a Himalayan Shangrila with little or no modern facilities for hundreds of years, has changed A family gathers around a television in their living room in Thimphu, Bhutan, March 24, 2001. Bhutan, a Himalayan Shangrila with little or no modern facilities for hundreds of years, has changed](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PFBPR9/a-family-gathers-around-a-television-in-their-living-room-in-thimphu-bhutan-march-24-2001-bhutan-a-himalayan-shangrila-with-little-or-no-modern-facilities-for-hundreds-of-years-has-changed-dramatically-in-the-past-few-years-with-the-introduction-of-television-the-internet-and-other-modern-amenities-ap-photojohn-mcconnico-2PFBPR9.jpg)
A family gathers around a television in their living room in Thimphu, Bhutan, March 24, 2001. Bhutan, a Himalayan Shangrila with little or no modern facilities for hundreds of years, has changed
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