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Nepal is a country of Southern Asia, with borders with China and India.

Kingdom of Nepal

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National motto: "The Motherland Is Worth More than the Kingdom of Heaven" (translation from Sanskrit)

Official language

Nepali

Capital

Kathmandu

Monarch

Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev[?]

Prime Minister[?]

Lokendra Bahadur Chand[?]

Area
- Total
- % water

Ranked 94th
140,800 km²
2.8%

Population
- Total (2000)
- Density

Ranked 40th
25,284,463
184/km²

Independence
- Year

Unified by Prithvi Narayan Shah[?]
1768

Currency

Nepalese Rupee[?] (NPR)

Time zone

UTC +5:45

National anthem

Ras Triya Gaan[?] (May Glory Crown You, Courageous Sovereign)

Internet TLD

.NP

Calling Code

977

Table of contents

1 History

2 Politics

3 Zones

4 Geography

5 Economy

6 Demographics

7 Culture

8 Miscellaneous topics

9 External Links

History

Main article: History of Nepal

Politics

Main article: Politics of Nepal

Zones

Main article: Zones of Nepal[?]

Nepal is divided into 14 zones (anchal, singular and plural):

Bagmati[?], Bheri[?], Dhawalagiri[?], Gandaki[?], Janakpur[?], Karnali[?], Kosi[?], Lumbini, Mahakali[?], Mechi[?], Narayani[?], Rapti[?], Sagarmatha[?], Seti

Geography

Main article: Geography of Nepal

Economy

Main article: Economy of Nepal

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Nepal

Culture

Main article: Culture of Nepal[?]

Nepali language

**Holidays**
Date	English Name	Local Name	Remarks

Miscellaneous topics

External Links

CountryGuide (http://www.countryguide.com/):: Nepal (http://www.countryguide.com/Nepal/) --editor-maintained directory focused on travel planning and research.

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