Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Nepal
Nepal
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Motto: "जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी" (Sanskrit)" Janani Janmabhumishcha Swargadapi Gariyasi "Mother and Motherland Are Greater Than Heaven" | |
Anthem: "सयौँ थुँगा फूलका" (Nepali)" Sayaun Thunga Phulka "Made of Hundreds of Flowers" | |
Land controlled by Nepal shown in dark green; land claimed but uncontrolled shown in light green. | |
Capital and largest city | Kathmandu[1] 28°10′N 84°15′E / 28.167°N 84.250°ECoordinates: 28°10′N 84°15′E / 28.167°N 84.250°E |
Official languages | Nepali[2] |
Recognised national languages | All mother-tongues[3][4] (see Languages of Nepal) |
Ethnic groups (2011)[5] | |
Religion (2011)[5] | |
Demonym(s) | |
Government | Federal parliamentary republic |
Bidya Devi Bhandari[6] | |
Nanda Kishor Pun[6] | |
Sher Bahadur Deuba[6] | |
Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana[6] | |
Legislature | Federal Parliament |
National Assembly | |
House of Representatives | |
Formation | |
• Kingdom | 25 September 1768[7] |
4 March 1816 | |
21 December 1923 | |
28 May 2008 | |
20 September 2015 | |
Area | |
• Total | 147,516 km2 (56,956 sq mi) (93rd) |
• Water (%) | 2.8 |
Population | |
• 2018 estimate | ![]() |
• 2011 census | 26,494,504[12] |
• Density | 180/km2 (466.2/sq mi) (50th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2021 estimate |
• Total | ![]() |
• Per capita | ![]() |
GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
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• Per capita | ![]() |
Gini (2010) | 32.8[14] medium · 115th |
HDI (2019) | ![]() medium · 142nd |
Currency | Nepalese rupee (Rs, रू) (NPR) |
Time zone | UTC+05:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
DST not observed | |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +977 |
ISO 3166 code | NP |
Internet TLD | .np |
Nepal
Nepal, formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, bordering Tibet of China to the north, and India in the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-cultural state, with Nepali as the official language. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the largest city.