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AREA
Nepal measures about 200km (125 miles) from north to south and approximately 800km (500 miles) across.
What we lack in area we make up for in height, with 8 of the 14 eight-thousanders on Earth.
For a small country, Nepal has tremendous geographic diversity: tropical jungles in the south, world’s highest peaks in the north.
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GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
Nepal is a landlocked country sandwiched between India and China.
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CAPITAL CITY
The world renowned – Kathmandu (it was a city before it became a clothing label).
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TIME ZONE
GMT +05:45 Kathmandu
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COUNTRY CODE
+977
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NATIONAL FLAG, ANIMAL, FLOWER
National flag: Nepal’s flag is the world’s only non-quadrilateral national flag. It’s red for the colour of the rhododendron, Nepal’s national flower.
National animal: Our beloved cows 🙂 . And the Himalayan pheasant.
National flower: The beautiful Rhododendron. Although we are also the home of another famous plant the infamous Mary Jane.
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CURRENCY
Nepali Rupees (NPR)
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TOTAL POPULATION
29 millions. It was 19 millions in 1990.
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LIFE EXPECTANCY
70 years (2015). It was 35 years in 1960.
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GDP
The GDP per capita is $2,690 (International Monetary Fund 2017). It ranks 157th out of 187 countries, so yes, Nepal is a developing country.
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LANGUAGE
The national language is Nepali. Although about 100 different languages are spoken as a first language by different groups.
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RELIGION
Hinduism (80%) and Tibetan Buddhism are the main religions.
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PEOPLE
There are more than 20 different ethnic groups living harmoniously in Nepal, which is what makes it such a culturally rich and diverse country.
It is the people that make this country so special. Get to know them!
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MAIN EXPORTS
Carpets, clothing, leather goods, jute and hemp goods, and other handmade items.
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FOOD
As they say in Nepal, “Dal Bhat Power 24 hour” 🙂 . Dal Bhat is rice and lentils with vegetables or meat.
And the delicious Nepalese dumplings called Momos, of course! Because once you’ve had one you’ll want Mo and Mo 🙂 .