Nepal

Basic facts about Nepal

Country name: Nepal
Capital: Kathmandu
Country code: 355
Continent: South Asia
Currency name: Nepalese rupee
Independence: 1904-11-02 00:00:00
Independent from: unified by Prithvi Narayan SHAH
Total area (km2): 147,181
Land area (km2): 143,351
Water area (km2): 3,830
Population: 30,430,267
Population note: 30,430,267 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: Nepali
All languages: Nepali (official) 47.8%, Maithali 12.1%, Bhojpuri 7.4%, Tharu (Dagaura/Rana) 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.6%, Magar 3.3%, Awadhi 2.4%, other 10%, unspecified 2.5% (2001 census) note: many in government and business also speak English (2001 est.)
Time zone: NPT (UTC+5:45)DST not observed
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Drive on: left
Calling code: +977
Domain: .np