Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल
Sanghiya Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl |
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Motto: जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी (Devanāgarī)
"Mother and Motherland are Greater than Heaven" |
Anthem: "Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka"
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Capital
(and largest city) | Kathmandu
(Nepali: काठमाडौं)
27°42′N85°19′E / 27.7°N 85.317°E / 27.7; 85.317 |
| Official language(s) | Nepali[1] |
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| Recognised regional languages | Nepal Bhasa, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Tharu, Gurung, Tamang, Magar, Awadhi, Sherpa, Kiranti, Limbu and altogether 103 different spoken languages out of which many languages are spoken in very less numbers. |
| Demonym | Nepali |
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| Government | Federal republic |
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| - | President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| - | Prime Minister | Baburam Bhattarai |
| Legislature | Constituent Assembly |
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| Unification |
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| - | Kingdom declared | 21 December 1768 |
| - | State declared | 15 January 2007 |
| - | Republic declared | 28 May 2008 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 147,181 km2 (95th)
56,827 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 2.8 |
| Population |
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| - | 2010 estimate | 29,331,000[2] (40th) |
| - | 2011 census | 26,620,809[3] |
| - | Density | 199.3/km2 (62nd)
518.1/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $37.795 billion[4] |
| - | Per capita | $1,328[4] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $18.580 billion[4] |
| - | Per capita | $653[4] |
| Gini (2003–04) | 47.2 (high) |
| HDI (2011) |  0.458[5] (Low) (157th) |
| Currency | Nepalese rupee (NPR) |
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| Time zone | NPT(UTC+5:45) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+5:45) |
| Drives on the | left |
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| ISO 3166 code | NP |
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| Internet TLD | .np |
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| Calling code | +977 |
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