| Location: |
Southern Asia, between China and India |
| Geographic coordinates: |
27 30 N, 90 30 E |
| Map references: |
Asia |
| Area: |
total: 47,000 sq km
land: 47,000 sq km
water: 0 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 carbonate |
| Land use: |
arable land: 2.3%
permanent crops: 0.43%
other: 97.27% (2005) |
| Irrigated land: |
400 sq km (2003) |
| 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, Desertification, 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 |
