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Asia > Bhutan > Geography

BHUTANESE GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
about half the size of Indiana
Area > Land 47,000 sq km Time series [129th of 238]
Area > Total 47,000 sq km Time series [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 Time series
Land boundaries > Border countries
China 470 km, India 605 km
Land use > Arable land 2.3% Time series [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 Time series [176th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km 47,000 km² Time series [129th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Gangkhar Punzum

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Bhutan, Kingdom of Bhutan

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COMMENTARY     

Suchita Vemuri
Staff Writer

25th February 2005
Hi Sadia, see: http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Culture-of-Bhutan. Also follow the link for people of Bhutan from this page and you may find some other useful lines along the way.
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