Bhutan: Geography#
| Location | Southern Asia, between China and India |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 27 30 N, 90 30 E 27.5,90.5 |
| Area | total: 38,394 sq km land: 38,394 sq km water: 0 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 38394 DBpedia: 38394 Geoname: 47000 Infoplease: 47000 Britannica: 38394 Wolfram: 38394 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | total: 1,136 km border countries: China 477 km, India 659 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Drangeme Chhu 97 m highest point: Gangkar Puensum 7,570 m |
| Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Gangkar Punsum 7570 m; Kula Kangri 7538 m; Chomolhari 7314 m According to Geonames: Gangkhar Puensum 7570 m; Liangkang Kangri 7534 m; Cho-mo-la-li Shan 7314 m; Kangphu Kang I 7220 m; Tongshanjiabu 7207 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Mountains |
| Terrain | mostly mountainous with some fertile valleys and savanna |
| 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 |
| Natural Resource | timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate |
| Land Use | arable land: 2.49% permanent crops: 0.46% other: 97.06% (2011) |
| Climate | varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas |
| Irrigated Land | 319.1 sq km (2010) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 78 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | soil erosion; limited access to potable water |
| Environment - international agreements | 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 |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Thimphu; Phuentsholing; Gelaphu; Gedu; Samtse According to Geonames: Thimphu; Punakha; Tsirang; Phuntsholing; Pemagatshel Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | landlocked; strategic location between China and India; controls several key Himalayan mountain passes |