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Geography
Southern Asia, between China and India
27 30 N, 90 30 E
Area: 
total: 38,394 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
136
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
0 km (landlocked)
none (landlocked)
Current Weather
varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas
mostly mountainous with some fertile valleys and savanna
lowest point: Drangeme Chhu 97 m
highest point: Gangkar Puensum 7,570 m
timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate
arable land: 2.3%
permanent crops: 0.43%
other: 97.27% (2005)
400 sq km (2003)
95 cu km (1987)
total: 0.43 cu km/yr (5%/1%/94%)
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
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