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Some Facts about Nepal
Official Name : Nepal
Abbreviation : NP
Capital : Kathmandu
Head of State : Nepal Government
Population : 30 Million Approax.
Time Zone : 5 Hours 45 Minutes Ahead of GMT
Language : Nepali (Official)
Unit of Currency : Rupee
Religion : Hinduism & Buddhism
Location : Southern Asia, between China and India
Geographic coordinates : 28 00 N, 84 00 E
Map references : Asia
Area : Total: 1,47,181 sq km ; Land: 92.94% ; water:7.06%
Land boundaries : Total: 2,926 km ; Border Countries: China 1,236 km, India 1,690 km
Climate : Varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to sub tropical summers and
mild winter in south
Elevation Extremes : Lowest point: kechana kalan 70 m; highest point: mount everest 8,850 m
Geography note : landlocked; strategic location between China and India ; contains eight of worlds’s 10
highest peaks, including Mount Everest the world’s tallest-on the border with China..
