Nepal overview
- Nov 5, 2015
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General information: Sanghiya Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal short form: Nepal formerly: Kingdom of Nepal (Nepal Adhirajya) ISO Country Code: np Time: Local Time = UTC + 5:45h Actual Time: Thu-Nov-5 11:59 Country Calling Code: +977
Capital City: Kathmandu (pop 1.5 million) Other Cities: Biratnagar, Patan, Pokhara, Birganj, Dharan, Nepalganj.
Government: Type: Republic Geography: Location: Southern Asia, between China and India Area: 147,181 km² (56,826 sq.mi.) Terrain: Tarai or flat river plain of the Ganges in south, central hill region, rugged Himalayas in north. Climate:
The climate in Nepal varies with elevation, tropical in the lower southern part Tarai, mid-hills alpine and the high mountains polar; elevation ranges from 90 to 8848 meters. People: Nationality: noun: Nepalese (singular and plural), adjective: Nepalese or Nepali. Population: 26.6 million (2011 census) Refugee Population: Bhutanese (94 000), Tibetans (20 000 approx.) Ethnic Groups: sixty ethnic groups, major groups are Sherpas, Kirats or Limbus, Rais, Magars, Newars, Tamangs, Gurungs, the Bahuns and Chhetries and the Tharus the inhabitants of the Tarai. Religions: Hinduism (predominant 86%), Buddhism 8%, Tibetan Lamaism (Bon) Languages: Nepali (official and lingua franca of the country), sixty ethnic groups, who speak seventy different dialects and eleven major languages like Tibeto-Burman, Lhotsamkha, Nepalbhasa, Tamang languages. Literacy: 40% Natural resources:
Quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore. Agriculture products:
Rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, root crops; milk, water buffalo meat. Industries:
Tourism, carpet, textile; small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills; cigarette; cement and brick production. Currency:
Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
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