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नेपाल[1] Nepal | |
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Motto: (Sanskrit) "Mother and motherland are dearer than the heavens" | |
Anthem: Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka | |
Capital and largest city | Kathmandu (Nepal Bhasa: येँ) 27°42′N 85°19′E |
Official languages | Nepali |
Demonym(s) | Nepali |
Government | Interim government |
• King | Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev |
• Interim Head of State | Girija Prasad Koirala |
Girija Prasad Koirala | |
Unification | |
• Republic | December 28 2007 |
Area | |
• Total | 147,181 km2 (56,827 sq mi) (93rd) |
• Water (%) | 2.8 |
Population | |
• July 2007 estimate | 28,901,790 (40th) |
• 2003 census | 23,151,423 |
• Density | 184/km2 (476.6/sq mi) (56th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2006 estimate |
• Total | $48.18 billion (87th) |
• Per capita | $1,500 (164th) |
Gini (2003–04) | 47.2 high |
HDI (2007) | 0.534 Error: Invalid HDI value (142nd) |
Currency | Rupee (NPR) |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NPT) |
UTC+5:45 (not observed) | |
Calling code | 977 |
ISO 3166 code | NP |
Internet TLD | .np |
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Nepal (Nepali: नेपाल [neˈpaːl]ⓘ) is a landlocked nation in South Asia, bordered by the People's Republic of China to the north, and India to the south, east and west.
On May 18, 2006, Nepal was declared a secular state by the Interim Parliament of Nepal. On December 28, 2007, the interim parliament passed a bill and declared Nepal to be a federal democratic republic.[3] The current king, Gyanendra, will be the last king of Nepal if the present ruling parties win the scheduled April 2008 elections.
For a relatively small country, Nepal has a diverse landscape, ranging from the humid Terai plains in the south to the mountainous Himalayas in the north. Eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including Mount Everest, are in Nepal.
Nepal's flag is the only national flag that is not quadrilateral in shape.