Bhutan
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Introduction - Bhutan: | Location - 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
land: 47,000 sq km
water: 0 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 carbonate | | Land use | arable land: 2.3%
permanent crops: 0.43%
other: 97.27% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 400 sq km (2003) | | Natural hazards | violent storms from the Himalayas are the source of the countrys 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
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 page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |