Nepal Travel Information

Geography

Nepal is a landlocked Himalayan country in South Asia that overlaps with East Asia, bordered by Tibet of China to the north and by India to the south, east and west. For a small territory, the Nepali landscape is uncommonly diverse, ranging from the humid Terai in the south to the lofty Himalayas in the north. Nepal boasts eight of the world's top ten highest mountains includding Mount Everest (29,035 ft; 8,850 m).

Unification: December 21, 1768

Capital: Kathmandu

Area: Total 147,181 km² (93rd) 56,827 sq mi,
Water (%) 2.8

Languages: Nepali and about 70 local languages and dialects

Population:
2002 census: 23,151,423
Density: 184 /km² (56th), 477 /sq mi

GDP per capita: US$322 (2005)

GDP growth: 2.7 per cent (2005)

Currency: Rupee (NRs.)

Time zone:
NPT (UTC+5:45)
Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+5:45)

Internet TLD: .np

Calling code: +977