| AREA ................................................ | 140.800 
                kmq | 
     
      | POPULATION .................................. | 27.070.666 in. | 
     
      | DENSITY ......................................... | 192,3 in/kmq | 
     
      | CAPITAL .......................................... | Katmandu | 
     
      | LANGUAGES .................................... | Nepali 47.8%, Maithali 12.1%, Bhojpuri 7.4%, Tharu (Dagaura/Rana) 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.6%, Magar 3.3%, Awadhi 2.4%, other 10%, unspecified 2.5% | 
     
      | RELIGIONS ...................................... | Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census) | 
     
     | CURRENCY ...................................... | Nepalese rupee (NPR) | 
    
     | GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 1490 $ (2004) | 
    
     | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,371 (139th place) | 
    
     | LOWEST POINT ............................... | Kanchan Kalan 70 m | 
    
     | HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Mount Everest 8850 m | 
    
     | INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 1768 (unified by Prithvi Narayan Shah) | 
    
     | INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Constitutional Monarchy | 
    
      | WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .np | 
    
    | COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +977 |