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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 one-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) |
Total renewable water resources: |
95 cu km (1987) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): |
total: 0.43 cu km/yr (5%/1%/94%) 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 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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