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| Capital: |
Kathmandu |
| Location: |
Situated between India in the South, East and West and Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China in the North. |
| a) Latitude: |
26º 22' to 30º 27' North |
| b) Longitude: |
80º 4' to 88º 12' East |
| Size: |
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| a) Area (in sq. kms.): |
147,181 sq.kms. |
| b) Length (in Km.): |
885 km. (East to West) |
| c) Width (in Km.): |
Non-uniform, mean width of 193 km. (North to South) |
| Political System: |
Multi-party Democracy |
| Population: |
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| a) Male: |
11,563,921 49.96 percent (according to the census of 2001) |
| b) Female: |
11,587,502 50.04 percent (according to the census of 2001) |
| Total: |
23,151,423 (according to the census of 2001) |
| Population Growth Rate: |
2.2 percent |
| Religion: |
Hindu, Buddhist, Islam, Kirat, Christian, Sikh, Jain etc. |
| Literacy Rate: |
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| a) Male: |
65.08 percent |
| b) Female: |
42.49 percent |
| Total: |
52.74 percent |
| Unit of Currency: |
Nepali Rupees (Approximately US $ 1 equals NRs. 65.70 in 6 September, 2007) |
| Per Capita GDP: |
$270 in 2005 |
| Per Capita Income: |
$330 in 2005 |
| Weather: |
Nepal has four major seasons, namely:
Winter : December - February
Spring : March - May
Summer : June - August
Autumn : September - November
Nepal can be visited in all the seasons. |
| Main Resources: |
Water, Forest, Minerals, Scenic Beauty etc. |
| TOURISM: |
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| Total Arrival: |
3,75,398 in 2005 |
| Total Revenue: |
US$ 148.4 million in 2005 |
| Tourist’s Areas: |
The major tourist destination are Kathmandu, Bhatkapur, Lalitpur, Helambu, Charikot, Gorkha, Chitwan, Daman, Namche Bazar, Janakpur, Biratnagar, Barahachhetra, Hile, Antudanda etc. |
| NATIONAL PARKS & CONSERVATION AREA : |
| 1. Sagarmatha (Everest) National Park (1148 sq.km.) |
| 2. Chitwan National Park (932 sq. km.) |
| 3. Bardia National Park (968 sq. km.) |
| 4 Langtang National Park (1710 sq. km.) |
| 5. Shey-Phoksundo National Park (3555 sq. km.) |
| 6. Rara National Park (106 sq. km.) |
| 7. Khaptad National Park (225 sq. km) |
| 8. Annapurna Conservationa Area (2600 sq. km.) |
| 9. Makalu-Barun Conservation Area (2330 sq. km.) | |
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