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Nepal At Glance |
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| Area |
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147,181 Sq.Km. |
| Location |
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Longitude 80°4' east to 30°27'
Latitude 26°22' north to 30°27' north |
| Border |
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China to the north
India to the South, east and west |
| Extent |
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Average length 885 km. east to west
Average width 193 km. north to south |
| Capital |
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Kathmandu |
| Population |
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23.2 Million |
| ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION |
| Administration Division |
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5 development regions, m 14 zones & 75 districts |
| Village Dev. Committees |
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3915 (2001/02) |
| Municipalities |
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58(2001/02) |
| Regional Dev.t Centers |
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Dhankuta, Kathmandu, Pokhara, Birendranagar,
Dipayal |
| OTHER INFORMATION |
| Human Development Index Value |
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0.534 (2005) |
| GDP Per Capita (ppp) |
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1550 US $ (2005) |
| RoadwayLength |
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17280 Km. (2004/05) |
| Railway Length |
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52 Km. (2005/06) |
| Total Airports |
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46 (2005/06) |
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RESOURCE INFORMATION
| Natural resources |
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Water, Forest, Minerals and Soil |
| Water power potentiality |
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83,000 MW |
| Forest areas |
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About 29% |
| Minerals |
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Iron, Lead, Copper, Mica,
Magnesite |
| Hydropower production |
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560 MW (2006/07) |
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| GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION |
| Topography |
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Mountain and Hills 77%, Tarai 23% |
| Highest peak |
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Sagarmatha (Mt.Everest) 8,848 Meter |
| Lowest part |
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Jhapa, Kechana, 59 meter Distance to |
| Nearest sea |
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About 500 km. |
| Ecological region |
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Mountain, Hill, Tarai |
| Major River |
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Koshi, Gandaki, Karnali |
| Major lakes |
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Rara, Phewa, Begnas, She- Phoksundo, Tilicho, Gosain Kunda |
| Major Glaciers |
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Khumbu, Langtang, Barun, yalung |
| Major Mountain |
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| Passes |
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Kodari, Rasuwa, Namja, Tinkar |
| Climate |
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Sub-tropical monsoon |
| Major peaks |
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Sagarmatha (8,848 m.)
Kanchanjangha (8,598m.)
Lho Tse (8,516m.), Yalung Kang (8,505m.),
Makalu (8,463 m.), Cho Oyu (8,201m.),
Dhawalagiri (8,167m.),
Manasalu (8,163m.), Annapurna (8,091m.) |
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