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Nepal: Facts
| Motto | "Mother and Motherland is darer than the heavens" |
| National Anthem | Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka |
| Location |  Nepal is located in Southern Asia, between China and India. It is slightly larger than Arkansas and landlocked. It contains eight of world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest & Kanchenjunga, the world's tallest and third tallest. |
| Capital | Kathmandu (27 43 N, 85 19 E) |
| Head of State | Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala |
| Government | Interim Government |
| Area | 147,181km² (56,827 sq mi) |
| water (%) | 2.8 |
| Population (July 2007 estimate) | 28,901,790 |
| Population (2002 census) |
23,151,423 |
| Population Density | 184/km² (477/sq mi) |
| Language | Nepali (Official) |
| Religion | Secularism |
| Currency | Rupee (NRs.) |
| Time Zone | 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of GMT |
| Internet TLD | .np |
| Calling Code | +977 |
| National Flag |  Red
with a blue border around the unique shape of two overlapping
right triangles; the smaller, upper triangle bears a white
stylized moon and the larger, lower triangle bears a white
12-pointed sun |
| National Emblems |  It is round in shape with national flag on the top of its
centre encircled by rhododendron, the national flower. Inside
the circle lies Mt. Everest, hill, map of Nepal and handshake of
a man and a woman. Below the circle reads the Sanskrit verse 'janani
janmbhumisch sworgadapi gariyasi' which means the 'mother and
the motherland are greater than heaven'." |
| Unification: | December 21, 1768 (by Prithvi Narayan Shah) :Republic (December 28 2007) |
| Per Capita Income | $1500 (2006 estimate) |
| Abbreviation | NP |
8 Tallest Mountains of Nepal
| Mount Everest | 8,848m | Tallest |
| Kangchenjunga | 8,586m | #3 |
| Lhotse | 8,516m | #4 |
| Makalu | 8,462m | #5 |
| Cho-Oyu | 8,201m | #6 |
| Dhaulagiri | 8,167m | #7 |
| Manaslu | 8,156m | #8 |
| Annapurna | 8,091m | #10 |