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About
Nepal: |
 | Location: Asia
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Kathmandu (Katmandu)
Main Cities: Biratnagar, Lalitpur
Population: 21,602,000
Area: 140,800 km2
Currency: 1 Nepalese rupee = 100 paisa
Languages: Nepali, Indian languages
Religions: Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim |
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Nepal:a kingdom in S Asia: the world's only Hindu kingdom; united in 1768 by the Gurkhas; consists of swampy jungle in the south and great massifs, valleys, and gorges of the Himalayas over the rest of the country, with many peaks over 8000 m (26 000 ft.) (notably Everest and Kangchenjunga). A multiparty democracy was instituted in 1990. Official language: Nepali. Official religion: Hinduism; Mahayana Buddhist minority. Currency: rupee. Capital: Katmandu. Pop.: 25 724 000 (2004 est.). Area: 147 181 sq. km (56 815 sq. miles) |
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