euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
ngultrum (BTN) per US dollar - 41.487 (2007), 45.279 (2006), 44.101 (2005), 45.317 (2004), 46.583 (2003) note: the ngultrum is pegged to the Indian rupee
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
4.300%
1.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
4
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Location
Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
Southern Asia, between China and India
Area
131,957 km sq
38,394 km sq
Coastline
13,676 km
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Climate
temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers
varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas