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Bhutan Geography 2013
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Page last updated on February 14, 2013

Location:
Southern Asia, between China and India

Geographic coordinates:
27 30 N, 90 30 E

Map references:
Asia

Area:
total: 38,394 sq km
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 137
land: 38,394 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative:
about one-half the size of Indiana

Land boundaries:
total: 1,075 km
border countries: China 470 km, India 605 km
[see also: Land boundaries country ranks ]

Coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]

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
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Terrain:
mostly mountainous with some fertile valleys and savanna

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Drangeme Chhu 97 m
[see also: Elevation extremes - lowest point country ranks ]
highest point: Gangkar Puensum 7,570 m

Natural resources:
timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate

Land use:
arable land: 2.3%
[see also: Land use - arable land country ranks ]
permanent crops: 0.43%
other: 97.27% (2005)

Irrigated land:
400 sq km (2003)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]

Total renewable water resources:
95 cu km (1987)
[see also: Total renewable water resources country ranks ]

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
total: 0.43 cu km/yr (5%/1%/94%)
[see also: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total country ranks ]
per capita: 199 cu m/yr (2000)

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, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea

Geography - note:
landlocked; strategic location between China and India; controls several key Himalayan mountain passes


NOTE: The information regarding Bhutan on this page is re-published from the 2013 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bhutan Geography 2013 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bhutan Geography 2013 should be addressed to the CIA.


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