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Bhutan Geography 1996

Location:

Southern Asia, between China and India

Map references:

Asia

Area:

total area:

47,000 sq km

land area:

47,000 sq km

comparative area:

slightly more than half the size of Indiana

Land boundaries:

total 1,075 km, China 470 km, India 605 km

Coastline:

0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims:

none; landlocked

International disputes:

none

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

Natural resources:

timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbide

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

70%

other:

23%

Irrigated land:

340 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

soil erosion; limited access to potable water

natural hazards:

violent storms coming down 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

international agreements:

party to - Nuclear Test Ban; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea

Note:

landlocked; strategic location between China and India; controls several key Himalayan mountain passes

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