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 |