| 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.
Mount Everest. Source: Wildlife Archives
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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 |
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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 |