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Area > Comparative about half the size of Indiana
Area > Land	47,000 sq km		[129th of 238]
Area > Total	47,000 sq km		[137th of 250]
Capital city with population	Thimphu - 30,340
Climate varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas
Forested Land	64.2%		[15th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	27 30 N, 90 30 E
Land boundaries > Border countries China 470 km, India 605 km
Land use > Arable land	2.3%		[181st of 258]
Largest city	Thimphu
Largest city population	22,000		[167th of 174]
Largest city with population	Thimphu - 30,340
Location Southern Asia, between China and India
Map references Asia
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 resources timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate
Population density	41.53 people per sqkm		[151st of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	13.55 people/m²		[176th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	47,000 km²		[129th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Gangkhar Punzum

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