Location:
Southern Asia, between China and India
Geographic coordinates:
27 30 N, 90 30 E
Map references:
Asia
Area:
Area - comparative: Land boundaries:
Coastline: Maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: Land use:
Irrigated land: Total renewable water resources: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Environment - international agreements:
Geography - note:
total:
38,394 sq km
country comparison to the world: 137
land:
38,394 sq km
water:
0 sq km
about one-half the size of Indiana
total:
1,136 km
border countries:
China 477 km, India 659 km
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0 km (landlocked)
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varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas
More Climate Details
mostly mountainous with some fertile valleys and savanna
lowest point:
Drangeme Chhu 97 m
highest point:
Gangkar Puensum 7,570 m
timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate
arable land:
2.49%
permanent crops:
0.46%
other:
97.06% (2011)
319.1 sq km (2010)
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78 cu km (2011)
[see also: Total renewable water resources country ranks ]
total:
0.34 cu km/yr (5%/1%/94%)
per capita:
458 cu m/yr (2008)
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
soil erosion; limited access to potable water
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
landlocked; strategic location between China and India; controls several key Himalayan mountain passes