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| Capital | Kathmandu |
| Government | Republic. Monarchy was dissolved by Constituent Assembly on 28 May 2008. |
| Currency | Nepalese rupee (NPR) |
| Area | 147,181km² Water: 3,830km² Land: 143,351km² |
| Population | 27,474,377 (2012 estimate) |
| Language | Nepali (official; spoken by 90% of the population), about a dozen other languages and about 30 major dialects; many in government and business also speak English |
| Religion | Hinduism 81.3%, Buddhism 9%, Islam 4.4%, Kirat 3.1% other 2.2% |
| Country code | +977 |
| Internet TLD | .np |
| Time Zone | UTC+5:45 |
| Emergencies | dial 100 for police 101 for fire 102 for medical |