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Bhutan: map and facts
Bhutan is in Southern Asia. It has 796,682 people (2025), the 161st largest population. It covers 38,390 km², the 133rd largest by area. That is about 21 people per km². Its highest point is Gangkar Punsum, at 7,570 m.
Facts
- Population: 796,682 (2025, World Bank)
- Area: 38,390 km² (2024, World Bank). This figure covers a different area from the one this map shows: as drawn, about 40,500 km².
- Capital: Thimphu
- Highest point: Gangkar Punsum, 7,570 m (Wikidata)
- Forest: 70.4% of the land (2024, World Bank)
Rivers
Rivers on the map: Manas.
Mountains and landscapes
Its highest peaks:
- Gangkar Punsum: 7,570 m (its highest point)
Mountain ranges: Himalayas.
Land
Land cover seen from satellites (NASA MODIS, 2024): evergreen broadleaf forest 24.8%, mixed forest 24%, evergreen conifer forest 21.7%, grassland 16.1%, bare ground 5.6%, wooded savanna 3.6%.
Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): high mountains 56.7%, mountains 43%.
Forests covered 70.4% of its land in 2024, up from 53.7% in 1990 (World Bank).
Neighbours
Bhutan shares land borders with China and India on this map.
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Sources
India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.
- Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
- GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
- Friedl, M., Sulla-Menashe, D. (2022). MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi:10.5067/MODIS/MCD12Q1.061. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): UN Population Division, national statistical offices (2025 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2): FAO (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Forest area (% of land area) (AG.LND.FRST.ZS): FAO, FAOSTAT (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.
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