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Asia > Nepal > Geography

NEPALESE GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than Arkansas
Area > Land 143,181 sq km Time series [92nd of 238]
Area > Total 147,181 sq km Time series [98th of 250]
Capital city with population Kathmandu - 535,000
Climate
varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south
Forested Land 27.3% [100th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 28 00 N, 84 00 E Time series
Land boundaries > Border countries
China 1,236 km, India 1,690 km
Land use > Arable land 16.07% Time series [75th of 258]
Largest city Kathmandu
Largest city population 533,000 [114th of 174]
Largest city with population Kathmandu - 535,000
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
Population density 177.65 people per sqkm [58th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 189.74 people/m² Time series [46th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km 147,180 km² Time series [92nd of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain 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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COMMENTARY     

Madan Siwakoti
12th May 2005
The lowest point of Nepal (at 70m) is Kechana Kalan of Jhapa not Kanchan Kalan.
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