Nepal

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Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, and India to the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point above mean sea level on Earth. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and its largest city. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious, and multi-cultural sovereign state, with Nepali as the official language.

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Capital

Kathmandu

Population

29,164,578

Area

147,181 km2

Climate

Tropical

Government

Federal parliamentary republic

Currency

Nepalese rupee

Languages

Nepali 44.9%, Maithali 11.1%, Bhojpuri 6.2%

Sells

knotted carpets, garments, flat-rolled iron, synthetic fibers

Sells to

India 67%, USA 12%, Germany 3%

Land borders

2: People's Republic of China, India

Drives on the

left

Calling code

+977

Founded

2008

Hemisphere

Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Nepaliofficial

44.9%

Maithali

11.1%

Bhojpuri

6.2%

Tharu

5.9%

Tamang

4.9%

What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Farms and fisheries

rice
vegetables
potatoes
sugarcane
maize
wheat

Largest cities

Kathmandu capital	1,442,271
Pokhara	600,051
Bharatpur	369,377
Pātan	299,283
Birgañj	268,273

Form of government

Federal parliamentary republic.

federal republic2008–now people's republic federal republic

Money, belief and alliances

Money

Nepalese rupee

Belief

Buddhism Islam Hinduism Christianity Bon

Belongs to

Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation United Nations World Meteorological Organization International Development Association Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Asian Development Bank Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons International Bank for Reconstruction and Development UNESCO World Health Organization Interpol World Trade Organization Universal Postal Union International Finance Corporation

Climate and geography

varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south

Climate zone

Tropical

Highest point

Mount Everest

Landmarks and landscapes

Annapurna Boudhanath Lumbini

Landlocked. Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (2)

People's Republic of China

India

In charge right now

Pushpa Kamal Dahal Head of government

Ram Chandra Poudel Head of state

Figures from its history

Prithvi Narayan Shah Unifier of Nepal Prithvi Narayan Shah was the last monarch of the Gorkha Kingdom and the founding monarch of the unified Kingdom of Nepal, also referred to as the Gorkha Empire.

Tenzing Norgay First to summit Everest, with Hillary Tenzing Norgay, born Namgyal Wangdi, and also referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepalese-Indian Sherpa mountaineer.

Gautama Buddha Born at Lumbini Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering religious teacher who lived in the eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism.