Location: | Southern Asia, between China and India |
| Geographic coordinates: | 27 30 N, 90 30 E |
| Map references: | Asia |
| Area: | total: 47,000 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 47,000 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 carbide |
| Land use: | arable land: 3.09%
permanent crops: 0.43%
other: 96.48% (2001) |
| Irrigated land: | 400 sq km (1998 est.) |
| 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, 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
Source: CIA World Factbook
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