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- Nationality: Nepalese
- Capital: Kathmandu
- Head of State: Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva
- Prime Minister: Girija Prasad Koirala
- Government: Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
- Time zone: GMT +5.75
- Country Dialing Code: 977
- Internet country code: .np
- Total Area: 147,181 sq km (land: 143,181 sq km and water: 4,000 sq km)
- Total Population: 28,287,147
- Population growth rate: 2.17%
- Birth rate: 30.98 births/1,000 population
- Death rate: 9.31 deaths/1,000 population
- Total life expectancy: 60.18 years (male: 60.43 years and female: 59.91 years)
- Border countries: China 1,236 km and India 1,690 km
- Climate: Varies from arctic to tropical within a 200km span from north to south.
- Elevation extremes: lowest point: 70 m (Kanchan Kalan) and highest point: 8,850 m (Mount Everest)
- Coastline: No coastline (landlocked)
- Water Resource: 2nd highest in the world
- Highest Peaks: 8 out of 10 highest peaks (1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th)
- Ethnic groups: Chhettri 15.5%, Brahman 12.5%, Magar 7%, Tharu 6.6%, Tamang 5.5%, Newar 5.4%, Muslim 4.2%, Kami 3.9%, Yadav 3.9%, other 32.7%, unspecified 2.8%
- Literacy: 48.6% (male: 62.7% and female: 34.9%)
- GDP - per capita (PPP): $1,400
- Population below poverty line: 31%
- Electricity - production: 2.565 billion kWh
- Administrative divisions: 5 developmental region and 14 zones (anchal) from east to west as; Mechi, Koshi, Sagarmatha, Janakpur, Rapti, Narayani, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, Seti, Dhawalagiri, Bheri, Karnali and Mahakali.
- Total No. of Airports: 48
- Railways: 59 km
- Roadways: 15,905 km
- People: There are four casts as; Brahman (the ruling cast), Chetria (the wariors), Baishya (lower cast) and Sudra (counted as untouchable cast) and 70 different ethnic groups.Some of the major groups are as; Newars, who dominate the area around Kathmandu, Thakalis, Gurungs, Magars, Tamangs, Chepangs, Tibetans, Bhotes, Rais, Limbus, Jirels, Sherpas, Bahuns, Chhetris and Tharus.
- Languages: Nepali is the principal and official language and there are over 70 different tribal languages
- Religions: 80.6%, Hindu, 10.7% Buddhist, 4.2% Muslim, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9%
- Currency: Nepali Rupee (NRs)
- Major industries: Tourism, Agriculture, Carpet & Textile weaving, Metal-Working, Cement & Brick making
- Major Trading Partners: India, US, Germany, UK, Singapore, Japan
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