Nepal, Asia

This post was last updated by José of onez on Thursday, 15 May 2025.

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Nepal is a country located in the Southern Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.

Easy learning about Nepal
Nepal is located in	Southern Asia Asia Continent Inhabitants of Nepal are called Nepalis, Nepalese
Nepal has a population of	29,964,614 inhabitants within a total area of 140,800 Km² (87,489 sq mi) (2023 UN data)
Nepal’s Global Peace Index (GPI)	81 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.07 This means: the closer the score is to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI)
Human Development Index (HDI)	Nepal HDI ranks in position nº 145 worldwide HDI of 0.622 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP)
Nepal’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 39 countries Nepal passport ranks 97th in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Nepal GDP per capita is	$1,458 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Nepal ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Nepal EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Moderate proficiency has a score of 512 ranks 56th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	28° 00' N, 84° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Nepal Capital city	Kathmandu
Neighbouring countries	China, India.
Nepal Climate	varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south
Most predominant religion	Hindu,
Second most predominant religion	Buddhist,
Currency name & code	Rupee (NPR)
Internet ccTLD	.np
Nepal calling code	+977

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