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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than Arkansas |
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Area > Land
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143,181 sq km |
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[92nd of 238]
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Area > Total
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147,181 sq km |
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[98th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Kathmandu - 535,000 |
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Climate
varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south |
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Forested Land
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27.3% |
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[100th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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28 00 N, 84 00 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
China 1,236 km, India 1,690 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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16.07% |
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[75th of 258]
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Largest city
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Kathmandu |
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Largest city population
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533,000 |
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[114th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Kathmandu - 535,000 |
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Location
Southern Asia, between China and India |
Map references
Asia |
Natural hazards
severe thunderstorms, flooding, landslides, drought, and famine depending on the timing, intensity, and duration of the summer monsoons |
Natural resources
quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore |
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Population density
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177.65 people per sqkm |
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[58th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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189.74 people/m²
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[46th of 204]
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Surface area > sq. km
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147,180 km²
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[92nd of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mount Everest |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Nepal, Kingdom of Nepal
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