Geography (Bhutan)
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     Total area:
         47,000 km2
     Land area:
         47,000 km2
     Comparative area:
         slightly more than half the size of Indiana
     Land boundaries:
         1,075 km; China 470 km, India 605 km
     Coastline:
         none - landlocked
     Maritime claims:
         none - landlocked
     Disputes:
         none
     Climate:
         varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central
         valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas
     Terrain:
         mostly mountainous with some fertile valleys and savanna
     Natural resources:
         timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbide, tourism potential
     Land use:
         arable land 2%; permanent crops NEGL%; meadows and pastures 5%; forest and
         woodland 70%; other 23%
     Environment:
         violent storms coming down from the Himalayas were the source of the country
         name which translates as Land of the Thunder Dragon
     Note:
         landlocked; strategic location between China and India; controls several key
         Himalayan mountain passes