Nepal - Introduction

Nepal (officially: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal) is a country in Asia, precisely in Southern Asia, with a population of about 31.4 Millions inhabitants today (2024-11-07). The capital city of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is Kathmandu, and the official country TLD code is .np. Nepal has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as NP, NPL, NEP, 524 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Nepal , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Nepal
Official Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Common (Native) Nepal
Official (Native) Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Alternative spellings NP, Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl
Translations ⬇️
Languages
nep Nepali
Geography
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Flag

Nepal is located in Southern Asia and has a total land area of 147181 km². It is bounded by China, India and the capital city is Kathmandu

Region/Continent Asia
Subregion Southern Asia
TimeZone UTC+05:45
Capital city Kathmandu
Area 147181 km²
Population 2024-11-07 31.4 Millions
Bordered Countreies China, India
Demonym
eng Male: Nepalese / Female: Nepalese
fra Male: Népalais / Female: Népalaise
Lat/Lng 28, 84
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Nepal

The flag of Nepal is the world's only non-quadrilateral flag of a sovereign country. It takes the shape of two adjoining right-angled triangles and has a crimson red field with deep blue edges. Within the smaller upper triangle is an emblem of the upper half of a white sun resting on an upward facing white crescent. The lower triangle bears a white sun with twelve rays.

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Currency
Name Nepalese rupee
Code NPR
Symbol
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week sunday
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Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 NP
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 NPL
ISO 3166-1 numeric 524
International calling code +977
FIFA 3 Letter Code NEP
All Important Facts about Nepal

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Nepal is found in Southern Asia