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Nepal is an above average size country in the centre of southern mainland Asia.

Nepal is a landlocked country and has no coastal borders.

The land is a mixture of a flat river plain in the south, a central hilly region and the mountains of the Himalayas in the north.

The geographical coordinates for the centre of Nepal, also known as lines of latitude and longtitude, are:-
Latitude - 28 00N
Longitude - 84 00E

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nepal The Nepali flag is crimson with a blue border but is the shape of two overlapping right-angled triangles, virtually on top of each other. The upper triangle displays a white moon while the lower triangle has a white 12-pointed start. Nepal is the only country in the world that does not have a square or rectangular flag.

The capital of Nepal is Kathmandu.

Nepal is a federal parliamentary republic with a president as head of state and a prime minister as head of the government.

In elections everyone over the age of 18 can vote.

The currency in Nepal is the Nepalese rupee.

Nepali is the official language.

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We have already written our own history of England but are asking schools in Nepal to provide us with a detailed history of their own country. Check how here.
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Land

The total land area of Nepal is 143,351 sq kms which is the 27th largest in Asia.

Nepal has lakes, rivers and canals which total 3,830 sq kms.

Nepal has boundaries with 2 countries

  • India 1,770 683 kms
  • China 1,389 kms

Nepal has no coastline.

The highest point in Nepal is Mount Everest at 8,848 metres.

The pie chart below shows how the land is split between agricultural land (crops and pastures), forests and other, which can be towns, villages, desert or frozen waste called tundra. nepal
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People

The total population of Nepal is 29.03 million people, making it the 19th largest country in Asia by population.

Of this number 14.90 million are females and 14.13 million are males.

A person from Nepal is called a Nepali.

To be a citizen of Nepal you can simply be born in Nepal or one of your parents is a citizen of Nepal. You have to live in Nepal for 15 years before you can begin to apply for citizenship.

The largest five cities in Nepal, by population are:-

  • Kathmandu 1,442,271 people
  • Pokhara 200,000
  • Patan 183,310
  • Biratnagar 182,234
  • Birgunj 133,238
For each country we will give you a diagram showing the population density. This is the average number of people for each square kilometre. nepalEach little Owlbut is 1 person and the big yellow rectangle is 1 sq km. After a while you can compare countries and see which ones are the most crowded. Remember it is only an average as more people live closer together in towns and cities than in villages out in the country.

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18.6% of the people live in cities or towns.
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Life

The birth rate in Nepal is 19.9 births per 1,000 of population

The death rate in Nepal is 5.7 deaths per 1,000 people.

Check this against the birth rate. If the death rate is higher than the birth rate then the population will decrease unless immigrants arrive in the country.

There are 27.5 deaths of girls under 1 year per 1,000 of births and 30.2 deaths of boys.

The median age for females is 25.3 and for males is 22.8. The median age is that age which divides the population exactly in half so there are the same number of people above the median age as below it.

The average age of a woman when she has her first child is 20.8.

The elderly dependency ratio is 8.8. This is the number of elderly people (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64).

The potential support ratio is 11.3. This is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.

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Nepal spends 5.8% of its total income on health care.

There are 0.6 doctors per 1,000 people.

There are 3.0 hospital beds per 1,000 people.

4.1% of the population are estimated as obese.

90.9% of the urban population and 91.8% of the rural population have drinking water that is either piped into their home or they have access to a public tap, a protected borehole, well, spring or protected rainwater collection facility.

56.0% of the urban population and 43.5% of the rural population have access to a flushing toilet that is connected to a sewer. a pit latrine (that is a permanent hole in the ground that is looked after) or a composting toilet.



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Nepal releases 4.2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels in the process of producing and consuming energy. This puts it as the 46th highest in Asia.
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Education

Nepal spends 3.7% of its total income on education.

Children usually start school at age 6 in Nepal. Primary education is for five years until age 11 and secondary education can continue till 18. This may be followed by further education at a university or college. There is no compulsory education.

Generally the school year consists of 3 terms and starts in the middle of April and finishes in the middle of March. There is usually a 4 week in June and breaks in October and January.

53.1% of females and 76.4% of males are able to read and write by the age of 15.

3.9% of all people aged between 16 and 24 are not in work. Among females 2.5% are unemployed while with males 4.2% can't find work.

The total number of people available for work in Nepal is 15.6 million.

nepalThey work in the following sectors.

  • Agriculture includes farming, fishing and forestry work
  • Industry includes mining, manufacturing, construction and energy workers
  • Services is everything else
3.3% of the workforce are unemployed.
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Travel



There are 11 paved airports in Nepal, which is the 37th highest number in Asia.
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There are 53 kilometres of railways in Nepal, the 35th longest in Asia.
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There are 11,890 kilometres of roads in Nepal, which means Nepal is in 30th place for the most kilometres of roads in Asia.
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There are 6 major national newspapers in Nepal.

There are 31.12 million mobile phone users.

3% of the people have a fixed landline.

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5.72 million people have access to the internet at home via any device (computer or mobile).
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