About Nepal
| Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल
Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl | ||||||
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| Motto: जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी (Nepali) "Mother and Motherland are Greater than Heaven" |
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| Anthem: Sayaun Thunga Phulka Made of Hundreds of Flowers |
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| Capital and largest city |
Kathmandu(Nepali: काठमाडौं) 27°42′N85°19′E / 27.700°N 85.317°E |
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| Official languages | Nepali | |||||
| Demonym | Nepali, Nepalese, Gurkhas | |||||
| Government | Republic | |||||
| - | President | Ram Baran Yadav | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | K.P. Sharma Oli |
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| Legislature | Constituent Assembly | |||||
| Unification | ||||||
| - | Kingdom declared | 25 September 1768 | ||||
| - | State declared | 15 January 2007 | ||||
| - | Republic declared | 28 May 2008 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 147,181 km2 (95th) 56,827 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 2.8 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2011 census | 26,494,504[4] | ||||
| - | Density | 180/km2 (62nd) 518/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $39.899 billion[5] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $1,400[5] | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $19.921 billion[5] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $743[5] | ||||
| Gini (2010) | 32.8[6] medium |
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| HDI (2013) |  0.463[7][8]low ·157th |
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| Currency | Nepalese rupee (NPR) |
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| Time zone | NPT(UTC+5:45) | |||||
| DST not observed | ||||||
| Drives on the | left | |||||
| Calling code | +977 | |||||
| ISO 3166 code | NP | |||||
| Internet TLD | .np | |||||
