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: 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
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country comparison to the world: 137
land:
38,394 sq km
water:
0 sq km
about one-half the size of Indiana
total: 1,075 km
border countries:
China 470 km, India 605 km
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0 km (landlocked)
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none (landlocked)
varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas
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mostly mountainous with some fertile valleys and savanna
lowest point: Drangeme Chhu 97 m
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highest point:
Gangkar Puensum 7,570 m
timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate
arable land: 2.3%
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permanent crops:
0.43%
other:
97.27% (2005)
400 sq km (2003)
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95 cu km (1987)
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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)
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