Rajadom of Bhutan

Geography

• Bhutan lies in the Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows, an area of 121,300 square kilometres (46,800 sq mi), extending along the north and south faces of the Himalaya Range from the Kali Gandaki Gorge in Lo eastwards through Tibet, Sikkim, Bhutan, and on into India's Arunachal Pradesh state, and northernmost Myanmar.
• The alpine shrub and meadows lie between approximately 4,000 and 5,500 metres (13,000 and 18,000 ft) elevation. Permanent ice and snow lie above 5,500 metres (18,000 ft). The Eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests lie below 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) along the southern slopes of the range, from Lo to Bhutan.

Borders

Bhutan is bordered by on the:

North: Tibet
East: Bangal
South: Bangal
West: Bangal, Sikkim.

Culture

National symbols

• National mammal 1: clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa macrosceloides)
• National mammal 2: takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
• National bird: raven (Corvus corax)
• National reptile: Brook's house gecko (Hemidactylus brookii)
• National fish: Himilayan trout (Barilius bendelisis)
• National flower: blue poppy (Meconopsis grandis)
• National tree: Himalayan cypress (Cupressus torulosa)
• National gem:
• National flag:
• National language: dzongkha
• National nickname:
• National seal:
• National motto:
• National song:
• National spirit:
• National individual sport: archery
• National team sport:
• National dance:
• National day: December 17, accession of King Wangchuck in 1907