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Geography
Southern Asia, between China and India
28 00 N, 84 00 E
Area: 
total: 147,181 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
93
land: 143,351 sq km
water: 3,830 sq km
slightly larger than Arkansas
total: 2,926 km
border countries: China 1,236 km, India 1,690 km
0 km (landlocked)
none (landlocked)
Current Weather
varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south
Tarai or flat river plain of the Ganges in south, central hill region, rugged Himalayas in north
lowest point: Kanchan Kalan 70 m
highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m
quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore
arable land: 16.07%
permanent crops: 0.85%
other: 83.08% (2005)
11,700 sq km (2003)
210.2 cu km (1999)
total: 10.18 cu km/yr (3%/1%/96%)
per capita: 375 cu m/yr (2000)
severe thunderstorms; flooding; landslides; drought and famine depending on the timing, intensity, and duration of the summer monsoons
deforestation (overuse of wood for fuel and lack of alternatives); contaminated water (with human and animal wastes, agricultural runoff, and industrial effluents); wildlife conservation; vehicular emissions
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
landlocked; strategic location between China and India; contains eight of world’s 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest and Kanchenjunga - the world’s tallest and third tallest - on the borders with China and India respectively
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