Geography

Bhutan is  landlocked country about 300 km long & 150 km wide, encompassing 46,500 sq km.  It is bound on the north-west and north by Tibet. The rest of the country is flanked by Indian territory.

Virtually the entire country is mountainous, and ranges in elevation from 100m in the southern portion, to the 7541m Gankhar Phuensum peak on the Tibetan border. It can be divided into three major Geographic regions: the high Himalaya on the North; the hills & valleys of the centre; and the foothills and plains near the Indian border.