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Nepal is located in south Asia, sharing its southern border with India and its northern border with China. The capital city is Kathmandu.
Basic Facts and information About Nepal





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  • Population: 27,676,547
  • Land Area: 136,800 sq km
  • Capital City: Kathmandu
  • Languages: minor ethnic group languages,  Nepalese(official)
  • Religions: 7.8% Buddhist, 3.8% Muslim, 86.2% Hindu, 2.2% other
  • Government: parliamentary democracy
  • Date of independence: 1/1/1768
  • GDP: $39.53 billion (2004 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


  • Visit the Nepal country page of MSU's globalEDGE.


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