🚩 Flag of Nepal • live waving render
Asia — Southern Asia
UN Member
Independent
Landlocked
Drives left
🇳🇵 Nepal
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
aka नेपाल — endonym
29.9M
Population
World #50
147,181 km²
Land Area
World #96
$46.1 billion
GDP (USD)
World #97
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Did You Know?
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Nepal is the world's #50 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #96 globally by land area — covering about 0.1% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 2 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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It is a landlocked country — no coastline touches any ocean.
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Its economy ranks #97 worldwide with a GDP of $46.1 billion USD.
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Population density is 203.2 people per km² — world rank #72.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
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The calendar week officially starts on Sunday here.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Kathmandu
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Phone Code
+977
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Internet TLD
.np
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Nationality
Nepali, Nepalese
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Week Starts
Sunday
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ISO Codes
NP / NPL / 524
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Coordinates
28.00°, 84.00°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$46.1 billion USD
World rank #97 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$1,541
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
203.2 /km²
World density rank #72
₨
Nepalese rupee
NPR • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
29,911,840
World rank #50 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
Nepali
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Demonym
Nepalese
What its people are called
🗣️ Nepali
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
147,181 km²
0.1% of Earth's landmass • World #96
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Land Borders
2 countries
⛰️ Landlocked — no coastline
Timezones (1)
UTC+05:45
Asia/Kathmandu
NPT — Nepal Time
“Nepal” Around the World
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نيبال
جمهورية نيبال الديمقراطية الاتحادية
bre
Nepal
Republik Demokratel Kevreadel Nepal
ces
Nepál
Federativní demokratická republika Nepál
deu
Nepal
Demokratische Bundesrepublik Nepal
est
Nepal
Nepali Demokraatlik Liitvabariik
fin
Nepal
Nepalin demokraattinen liittotasavalta
fra
Népal
République du Népal
hrv
Nepal
Savezna Demokratska Republika Nepal
hun
Nepál
Nepáli Szövetségi Demokratikus Köztársaság
ita
Nepal
Repubblica federale democratica del Nepal
jpn
ネパール
ネパール連邦民主共和国
kor
네팔
네팔 연방 민주 공화국
nld
Nepal
Federale Democratische Republiek Nepal
per
نپال
جمهوری فدرال دموکراتیک نپال
pol
Nepal
Federalna Demokratyczna Republika Nepalu
por
Nepal
República Democrática Federal do Nepal
rus
Непал
Федеративная Демократическая Республика Непал
slk
Nepál
Nepálska federatívna demokratická republika
spa
Nepal
República Democrática Federal de Nepal
srp
Nepal
Savezna Demokratska Republika Nepal
swe
Nepal
Demokratiska förbundsrepubliken Nepal
tur
Nepal
Nepal Federal Demokratik Cumhuriyeti
urd
نیپال
وفاقی جمہوری جمہوریہ نیپال
zho
尼泊尔
尼泊尔联邦民主共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
NP
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ISO Alpha-3
NPL
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
524
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
#####
e.g. regex: ^(\d{5})$
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WikiData ID
Q837
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Also Spelled As
NP • Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal • Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl