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Facts
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Officially KINGDOM
OF NEPAL (Nepali: NEPAL ADHIRAJYA).
Nepal is a landlocked country of southern
Asia, bordered on the north by Chinese Tibet
and the Himalayas and bounded by India to
the east, south, and west. It covers an area
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The capital is Kathmandu. Nepal extends for about
500 miles (800 km) from southeast to northwest
and for about 90 to 150 miles (140 to 240 km)
from north to south. It contains some of the most
rugged and difficult mountainous terrain in the
world. As a result of years of geographic
and self-imposed isolation, Nepal is one of the
least-developed nations of the world. The population
of Nepal in 1990 was estimated to be 18,910,000.
Climate
The
climate of Nepal ranges from subtropical monsoon
conditions in the Tarai region to alpine conditions
in the Great Himalayas. Annual precipitation is
between 70 and 75 inches (1,800 and 1,900 mm)
in the eastern Tarai and between 30 and 35 inches
(760 and 890 mm) in western Nepal. Flooding is
a serious problem in the low-lying areas of the
Tarai plain during the monsoon season (July-mid-October).
Average winter (November-March) temperatures vary
from 66 F (19 C) in the southern Tarai region
to 55 F (13 C) in the intermontane basins, and
summer (April-June) from 82 F (28 C) to 70 F (21
C) in the same regions.
The
People:
The
Nepalese are a very friendly people of Indo-Aryan
ancestry. They constitute the great majority of
the population. Tibeto-Nepalese peoples form a
significant minority of the country's population.
Nepali, a derivative of Sanskrit, is the official
language. Some nine-tenths of the population is
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Nepal |
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Head
of State |
The
King of Nepal |
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Head
of Government |
Prime
Minister |
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Area |
140,801
sq km |
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Population |
23,698,421
(July 1998 est.) |
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Capital
City |
Kathmandu |
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People |
Nepali |
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Language |
Nepali |
Official
Religion |
Hinduism |
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Religions |
Hindu
90%; Buddhist 5%; Muslim 3%; Kirat 1.7%;
Christian 0.2%; other 0.3% |
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Elevation
Extremes |
lowest
point: Kanchan Kalan
70m,highest point:
Mount Everest 8,848 m |
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Railways |
route
length (1996) 101 km (0.762 m gauge)
all in Kosi close to Indian border;
passengers carried 653,000; freight
handled 9,151 metric tonnes |
Highways |
Total
length: 7,700
km, Paved
: 3,196
km, Unpaved:
4,504 km |
Natural
Resources |
quatrz,
water, timber, hydrpower potential,
scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite,
copper, cobalt and iron ore |
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