AREA ................................................
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140.800
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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27.070.666 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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192,3 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Katmandu
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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Nepali 47.8%, Maithali 12.1%, Bhojpuri 7.4%, Tharu (Dagaura/Rana) 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.6%, Magar 3.3%, Awadhi 2.4%, other 10%, unspecified 2.5%
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Nepalese rupee (NPR)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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1490 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,371 (139th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Kanchan Kalan 70 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Mount Everest 8850 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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1768 (unified by Prithvi Narayan Shah)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Constitutional Monarchy
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.np
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+977
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