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| Location: |
Southern Asia, between China and India
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| Geographic coordinates: |
27 30 N, 90 30 E
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| Area: |
total:
47,000 sq km
land:
47,000 sq km
water:
0 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
about half the size of Indiana
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| Land boundaries: |
total:
1,075 km
border countries:
China 470 km, India 605 km
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| Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked)
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| Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked)
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| Climate: |
varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas
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| Terrain: |
mostly mountainous with some fertile valleys and savanna
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Drangme Chhu 97 m
highest point:
Kula Kangri 7,553 m
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| Natural resources: |
timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbide
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| Land use: |
arable land:
2%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
6%
forests and woodland:
66%
other:
26% (1993 est.)
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| Irrigated land: |
340 sq km (1993 est.)
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| Natural hazards: |
violent storms coming down 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
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| Environment - current issues: |
soil erosion; limited access to potable water
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Nuclear Test Ban
signed, but not ratified:
Law of the Sea
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| Geography - note: |
landlocked; strategic location between China and India; controls several key Himalayan mountain passes
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