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Bhutan Terrain
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mostly mountainous with some fertile valleys and savanna.
Resources
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timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate.
Natural Hazards
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violent storms from the Himalayas are the source of the country's name, which translates as Land of the Thunder Dragon; frequent landslides during the rainy season.
Population
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2,327,849 note: other estimates range as low as 810,000 (July 2007 est.).