Nepal March 11, 2020 alpinisme , Asia , British colony , British Commonwealth , British Indian Empire , Chomolungma , colony , Commonwealth , earthquake , earthquakes , Everest , Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal , Himalayas , Katmandou , landlocked country , mont Dhaulagiri , Mont Everest , mountains , Mustang , Nepal , Pokhara , randonnée , Sagarmatha , Sanghiya Loktantrik Ganatantratmak Nepāl , South Asia , tourism , trekking , संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्रात्मक नेपाल Official name Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Name in local language संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्रात्मक नेपाल ; Sanghiya Loktantrik Ganatantratmak Nepāl (ne) Continent Asia Subcontinent South Asia Population (ranking: 50e ) 29,704,501 inhabitants (2019) Population growth 1.41 % / year Area 147,181 km² Density 201.82 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 105e )28.812 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 1,026 $USD (2018) GDP growth 6.30 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 70.50 years (2018) Birth rate 19.90 ‰ (2016) Fertility rate 2.18 children / woman (2016) Death rate (ranking ) 5.70 ‰ (2016) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 28.90 ‰ (2016) Literacy rate 89.95 % (2015) Official languages Nepali Currency Nepalese rupee (NPR) HDI (ranking: 185e )0.579 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )31.44 (2018) Government Federal parliamentary republic Head of State President Bidhya Devi Bhandari National Day 19 February (Revolution of 1951) ISO Codes NP, NPL Demonym Nepalese Tourists (ranking ) 1,173,072 people (2018)
A country in reconstruction Nepal is a country located in south Asia, in the Himalayas, with no access to the sea , bordered on the north by China (Tibet Autonomous Region), south, west and east by India .
Katmandou, capital city of Nepal. Photo: Helminadia Ranford Urban areas (2017) Urban areas Population Katmandou 3,414,996 inhabitants Pokhara 414,141 inhabitants Bhâratpur 280,502 inhabitants Butwal 241,411 inhabitants Biratnagar 214,663 inhabitants Birganj 207,980 inhabitants Janakpur 169,287 inhabitants Ghorahi 156,242 inhabitants Hetauda 153,875 inhabitants Nepalganj 147,700 inhabitants Itahari 142,885 inhabitants Dharan 141,439 inhabitants Dhangadhi 139,743 inhabitants Bhimdatta 106,666 inhabitants Birendranagar 97,941 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Provinces Population Area Bagmati 5,529,452 inhabitants 20,300 km² Far West 2,552,517 inhabitants 19,539 km² Gandaki 2,413,907 inhabitants 21,504 km² Janakpur 5,404,145 inhabitants 9,661 km² Karnali 1,168,515 inhabitants 27,984 km² Koshi 4,534,943 inhabitants 25,905 km² Lumbini 4,891,025 inhabitants 22,288 km²
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