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Location |
Located in the southern slopes of the eastern Himalayas, the kingdom is
landlocked between the two great Asian civilizations, Tibet (China) to the
north and the Indian States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim & West Bengal
in the East, West, & South. The country lies between latitudes 26' 45’N & 280" 10’N,
and longitudes 88' 45'E & 92' 10’E. It has a total area of 38,394 square kilometers.
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Topography |
Its physical geography consists mostly of steep and high mountains crisscrossed
by a network of swift rivers, which form deep valleys before draining into the
Indian plains. The land rises from 200 in the southern foothills to 7000 meters
high northern mountains. Within this latitudinal range are found a diverse
biodiversity rich enough to be considered as one of ten global environmental
‘hotspots’. About 72.5 per cent of the area is under forests, and the law requires
the country to maintain 60 per cent forests cover for all times to come.
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Climate |
The climate varies hot subtropical climate in south to cold alpine slopes in the
north. Human settlement is confined mostly to interior river valleys and a swath of
southern plains; nomads and other tribes live in the north, raising sheep, cattle and
yaks.
- SPRING: March-May
- SUMMER: June-August
- AUTUMN: September-November
- WINTER: December-Febuary
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