Geography Of Bhutan

Location	Southern Asia, between China and India
Geographic coordinates	27 30 N, 90 30 E
Map references	asia
Area	total: 47,000 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 47,000 sq km
Area comparative	about half the size of Indiana
Land boundaries	total: 1,075 km border countries: China 470 km, India 605 km
Coastline	0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims	none (landlocked)
Climate	varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas
Terrain	mostly mountainous with some fertile valleys and savanna
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Drangme Chhu 97 m highest point: Kula Kangri 7,553 m
Natural resources	timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbide
Land use	arable land: 3.09% permanent crops: 0.43% other: 96.48% (2001)
Irrigated land	400 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	violent storms from the Himalayas are the source of the country's name which translates as Land of the Thunder Dragon; frequent landslides during the rainy season
Environment - current issues	soil erosion; limited access to potable water
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
Geography note	landlocked; strategic location between China and India; controls several key Himalayan mountain passes

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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Geography Of Bhutan