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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 > Comparative to US places
about half the size of Indiana
Area > Land 47,000 sq km [129th of 236]
    (per capita) 76.513 sq km per 1,000 people ... [28th of 201]
Area > Total 47,000 sq km [137th of 248]
    (per capita) 77.812 sq km per 1,000 people ... [31st of 193]
Area > Water 0 [237th of 237]
    (per capita) 0 [225th of 225]
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
Coastline 0 [213rd of 249]
    (per capita) 0 [227th of 230]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Kula Kangri 7,553 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Drangme Chhu 97 m
Forested Land 64.2% [15th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 27 30 N, 90 30 E
Geography > Note
landlocked; strategic location between China and India; controls several key Himalayan mountain passes
Irrigated land 400 sq km [115th of 185]
    (per capita) 171.832 sq km per 1 million peo [85th of 173]
Land area > sq. km 47,000 km² ... [129th of 206]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; CIA World Factbook; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; World Development Indicators database

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 lins along the way.
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