Zone of peace

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल (Nepali) Sanghiya Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl
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Motto: जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी (Sanskrit) Mother and Motherland are Greater than Heaven (English)
Anthem: सयौं थुँगा फूलका (Nepali) Made of Hundreds of Flowers (English)
Capital and largest city	Kathmandu 27°42′N 85°19′E / 27.700°N 85.317°E / 27.700; 85.317
Official languages	Nepali
Recognised regional languages	Awadhi Bhojpuri Bajjika Gurung Kiranti Limbu Magar Maithili Newar Rai Sherpa Tamang Tharu Urdu
Ethnic groups (2011)	Ethnic demography 16.6% Chhettri 12.2% Brahman-Hill 7.1% Magar 6.6% Tharu 5.8% Tamang 5% Newar 4.8% Kami 4.4% Muslim 4% Yadav 2.3% Rai 2% Gurung 1.8% Damai/Dholii 1.6% Thakuri 1.5% Limbu 1.4% Sarki 1.4% Teli 1.3% Chamar/Harijan/Ram 1.2% Koiri/Kushwaha 19% Other
Religion	81.3% Hinduism 9% Buddhism 4.4% Islam 3% Kirant 1.4% Christianity 0.4% Animism 0.5% Irreligion
Demonym	Nepalese
Government	Federal parliamentary republic
• President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
• Vice President	Nanda Kishor Pun
• Prime Minister	Sher Bahadur Deuba
• Speaker of House	Onsari Gharti Magar
• Chief Justice	Gopal Parajuli
Legislature	Parliament
Unification
• Kingdom declared	25 September 1768
• State declared	15 January 2007
• Republic declared	28 May 2008
Area
• Total	147,181 km2 (56,827 sq mi) (93rd)
• Water (%)	2.8
Population
• 2016 estimate	28,982,771 (48th)
• 2011 census	26,494,504
• Density	180/km2 (466.2/sq mi) (62nd)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$74.020 billion
• Per capita	$2,573
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$24.067 billion ((107th))
• Per capita	$837
Gini (2010)	32.8 medium
HDI (2016)	0.558 medium · 144th
Currency	Nepalese rupee (NPR)
Time zone	Nepal Standard Time (UTC+05:45)
	DST not observed
Drives on the	left
Calling code	+977
ISO 3166 code	NP
Internet TLD	.np .नेपाल

Nepal (/nəˈpɔːl/ ( listen);Nepali: नेपाल  Nepāl [neˈpal]), officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (Nepali: सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल Sanghiya Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl), is a landlocked central Himalayan country in South Asia. Nepal is divided into 7 states and 75 districts and 744 local units including 4 metropolises, 13 sub-metropolises, 246 municipal councils and 481 villages. It has a population of 26.4 million and is the 93rd largest country by area. Bordering China in the north and India in the south, east, and west, it is the largest sovereign Himalayan state. Nepal does not border Bangladesh, which is located within only 27 km (17 mi) of its southeastern tip. Neither does it border Bhutan due to the Indian state of Sikkim being located in between. 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. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and largest city. Nepal is a multiethnic nation with Nepali as the official language.