Nepal Attractions & Activities - The Best Holiday Destinations for 2020
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Location
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Flag
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Quick Facts
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Capital
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Kathmandu
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Government
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Republic. Monarchy was dissolved by Constituent Assembly on 28 May 2008.
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Currency
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Nepalese rupee (NPR)
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Area
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total: 147,181 km2 water: 3,830 km2 land: 143,351 km2 |
Population
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27,676,547 (July 2006 est.)
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Language
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Nepali (official; spoken by 90% of the population), about a dozen other languages and about 30 major dialects; note - many in government and business also speak English (1995)
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Religion
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Hinduism 76.3%, Buddhism 18.1%, Islam 3.6%, other 2.1%
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Calling Code
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+977
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Internet TLD
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.np
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Time Zone
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UTC+5:45
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Nepal is a landlocked country in Southern Asia, between the Tibet autonomous region of China and India. It contains eight of the world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest - the world's tallest - on the border with Tibet, and Lumbini, the birth place of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. Nepal recently was declared a republic and has abolished the monarchy.
The Most Frequently Asked Travel Questions about Nepal