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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 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 |
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