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Bhutan GEOGRAPHY
Location and Size: Landlocked between China and
India;
total land area 46,500 square kilometers.
Topography: Rugged, mountainous, snowcapped or
glaciercovered terrain in north, part of Himalayas; high
mountains in
center, southern spurs of Himalayas; foothills and
subtropical
plains in south. Highest point Kulha Gangri (7,554
meters).
Numerous, rapidly flowing rivers largely unnavigable, but
provide
water for irrigation and hydroelectric-power generation.
Climate: Varies with altitude. Year-round snow
in north,
heavy monsoon rains in west, drier but temperate central
and
eastern areas, humid and subtropical in south.
Data as of September 1991
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