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 |