Nepal
Nepal is in Southern Asia, with its capital at Kathmandu and an area of about 147,181 km². Explore its flag, anthem, population, GDP ranking, government, natural resources, provinces and major cities on an interactive 3D globe.
- Official name
- Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
- Capital
- Kathmandu
- Region
- Asia · Southern Asia
- Area
- 147,181 km²
- Languages
- Nepali
- Currencies
- Nepalese rupee (NPR)
- Natural resources
- quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore
- Industries
- tourism, carpets, textiles, small rice, jute, sugar, oilseed mills, cigarettes, cement and brick production
- Main exports
- knotted carpets, garments, flat-rolled iron, synthetic fibers, palm oil
First-level divisions (14)
- Bagmati Zone
- Bheri Zone
- Bhojpur
- Dhaulagiri Zone
- Gandaki Zone
- Janakpur Zone
- Karnali Zone
- Lumbini Zone
- Mahakali Zone
- Mechi Zone
- Narayani Zone
- Rapti Zone
- Sagarmatha Zone
- Seti Zone
Major cities
- Kathmandu (population 895,000)
- Lalitpur (population 337,785)
- Hetauda (population 232,334)
- Pokhara (population 200,000)
- Biratnagar (population 182,324)
- Birgunj (population 133,238)
- Dhangadhi (population 92,294)
- Nepalgunj (population 64,400)
- Siddharthanagar (population 63,367)
- Rajbiraj (population 33,061)
- Baglung (population 23,296)
- Dadeldhura (population 19,014)
- Ilam (population 17,491)
- Salyan (population 15,000)
- Ramechhap (population 15,000)