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Area > Comparative slightly larger than Arkansas
Area > Comparative to US places slightly larger than Arkansas
Area > Land	143,181 sq km		[92nd of 238]
Area > Land (per capita)	4.85 sq km per 1,000 people		[174th of 227]
Area > Total	147,181 sq km		[98th of 250]
Area > Total (per capita)	4.986 sq km per 1,000 people		[177th of 231]
Area > Water	4,000 sq km		[69th of 239]
Area > Water (per capita)	135.505 sq km per million people		[90th of 225]
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
Coastline	0 km		[253rd of 271]
Forested Land	27.3%		[100th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	28 00 N, 84 00 E
Geography > Note landlocked; strategic location between China and India; contains eight of world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest and Kanchenjunga - the world's tallest and third tallest - on the borders with China and India respectively
highest towns > Town/City	Dolpa
Irrigated land	11,700 sq km		[41st of 196]
Irrigated land (per capita)	449.087 sq km per million people		[49th of 167]
Land area > sq. km	143,000 km²		[92nd of 206]
Land area > sq. km (per capita)	5.27 km² per 1,000 people		[159th of 206]
Land boundaries > Border countries China 1,236 km, India 1,690 km
Land boundaries > Total	2,926 km		[62nd of 166]
Land boundaries > Total (per capita)	99.122 km per million people		[121st of 164]
Land use > Arable land	16.07%		[75th of 258]
Land use > Other	83.08%		[147th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0.85%		[124th of 258]
Largest city	Kathmandu
Largest city population	533,000		[114th of 174]
Largest city population (per capita)	0.019 per capita		[170th of 174]
Largest city with population	Kathmandu - 535,000
Location Southern Asia, between China and India
Map references Asia
Maritime claims	none (landlocked)
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
northernmost point > Latitude	30°26'N
Population density	177.65 people per sqkm		[58th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	189.74 people/m²		[46th of 204]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land	969.27 people/km² of arable lan		[6th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km	147,180 km²		[92nd of 206]
Surface area > sq. km (per capita)	5.424 km² per 1,000 people		[157th of 207]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Mount Everest
Terrain Tarai or flat river plain of the Ganges in south, central hill region, rugged Himalayas in north

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