Administrative divisions
20 · First-level (ADM1)Boundaries shown do not imply endorsement.
BumthangChukhaDaganaGasaHaaLhuntseMongarParoPemagatshelPunakhaSamdrup JongkharSamtseSarpangThimpuTrashigangTrashiyangtseTrongsaTsirangWangdue PhodrangZhemgang
Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area | 38,390 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) | No authoritative open source found |
| Administrative divisions (ADM1) | 20 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026] |
| Location | Southern Asia, between China and IndiaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Land boundaries | 1,136 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Bordering countries | China 477 km; India 659 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Terrain | mostly mountainous with some fertile valleys and savannaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Climate | varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in HimalayasCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural resources | timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonateCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Highest point | Gangkar Puensum 7,570 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Lowest point | Drangeme Chhu 97 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Mean elevation | 2,220 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Area (comparative) | slightly larger than Maryland; about one-half the size of IndianaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural hazards | violent storms from the Himalayas are the source of the country's Bhutanese name, which translates as Land of the Thunder Dragon; frequent landslides during the rainy seasonCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Maritime claims | none (landlocked)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
