 |
 |
Geography |
|
|
| Location |
Southern
Asia, between China and India |
| Area |
Total:
140,800 sq km
Water: 4,000 sq km
Land: 136,800 sq km (2003) |
| Land
Boundaries |
Total:
2,926 km
Border countries: China 1,236 km, India 1,690 km |
| Coastline |
0
km (landlocked) |
| Climate |
Varies
from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical
summers and mild winters in south. |
| Terrain |
Terai
or flat river plain of the Ganges in south, central hill region,
rugged Himalayas in north. |
| Natural
Resources |
Quartz,
water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of
lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore. (2003) |
| Land
use |
Arable
land: 20.27%
Permanent crops: 0.49%
Other: 79.24% (2003) |
| Irrigated
Land |
11,350
sq km (2003) |
| Environment
- Current Issues |
Deforestation
(overuse of wood for fuel and lack of alternatives); contaminated
water (with human and animal wastes, agricultural runoff,
and industrial effluents); wildlife conservation; vehicular
emissions |
| Environment
- International Agreements |
Party
to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered
Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban,
Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber
94, Wetlands
Signed, but not ratified: Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation
|
| Source:
www.geographyiq.com
|
|
