| Geography | Bhutan |
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Location:
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Southern Asia, between China and India |
Geographic coordinates:
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27 30 N, 90 30 E |
Map references:
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Asia |
Area:
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total: 47,000 sq km
land: 47,000 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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about one-half the size of Indiana |
Land boundaries:
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total: 1,075 km
border countries: China 470 km, India 605 km |
Coastline:
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0 km (landlocked) |
Maritime claims:
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none (landlocked) |
Climate:
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varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas |
Terrain:
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mostly mountainous with some fertile valleys and savanna |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Drangme Chhu 97 m
highest point: Kula Kangri 7,553 m |
Natural resources:
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timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate |
Land use:
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arable land: 2.3%
permanent crops: 0.43%
other: 97.27% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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400 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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95 cu km (1987) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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Total: 0.43 cu km/yr (5%/1%/94%)
Per capita: 199 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards:
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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:
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soil erosion; limited access to potable water |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
Geography - note:
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landlocked; strategic location between China and India; controls several key Himalayan mountain passes |
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