A landlocked country located in South Asia, north of India and south of China, Bhutan has an area of 47,000 square kilometers (18,1467 square miles). The Kingdom lies hidden in the folds of the eastern Himalayas between the two giant countries of China (Tibet) to the north and the Indian territories of Assam and West Bengal to the south, Arunachal Pradesh to the east and Sikkim to the west.

Bhutan shares a 605-kilometer (376-mile) border with India and a 470-kilometer (292-mile) border with China. It lies between 88° 45’ and 92°10’ longitude east and 26°42’ and 28°15’ latitude north. Bhutan is a mountainous country except for a small flat strip in the southern foothills with hot and humid summer. The valleys in the central and the northern parts are separated by mountains as high as 7200 meters.