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| AREA |
147,181 sq km (56,827 sq miles). |
| POPULATION |
21,127,000 (1996). |
| POPULATION DENSITY |
143.5 per sq km. |
| CAPITAL |
Kathmandu. |
| CAPITAL POPULATION |
535,000 (1993). |
| GEOGRAPHY |
Nepal is a landlocked kingdom sharing borders with Tibet to
the north and northwest, and India to the west, south and east.
The country can be divided into five zones: the Terai, the Siwaliks,
the Mahabharat Lekh, the Midlands or Pahar and the Himalayas.
The greater part of the country lies on the southern slope of
the Himalayas, extending down from the highest peaks through
hill country to the upper edge of the Ganges Plain. The hilly
central area is crossed by the Lower Himalayas where there are
eight of the highest peaks in the world, leading up to Mount
Everest. Wildlife in Nepal includes tigers, leopards, gaur,
elephants, buffalo and deer. |
| GOVERNMENT |
Constitutional monarchy. Head of State: King Birendra Bir
Bikram Sháh Dev since 1972. Head of Government: Prime
Minister Krishna Prasad Bhattari since 1999. |
| LANGUAGE |
The official language is Nepali. There are many other languages,
including Maithir and Bhojpuri. English is spoken in business
circles and people involved in the travel trade. |
| RELIGION |
Mainly Hindu and Buddhist with a small Muslim minority. |
| STANDARD TIME |
GMT + 5.45. |
| ELECTRICITY |
220 volts AC, 50Hz. There are frequent power cuts. |
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