NP
Nepal
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Nepal sits in Southern Asia and uses NPR - Nepalese rupee (₨). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Kathmandu
Population
31.1M
Area
147.2K km2
Population
31.1M
31,122,387 people
Area
147.2K km2
147,181 square kilometers
Density
211/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Kathmandu
27.72, 85.32
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Nepal, officially listed here as Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Nepal, NP, NPL, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Nepal is grouped under Asia, more specifically Southern Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 31,122,387 people and a land area of 147,181 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 211 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 28, 84, while the capital coordinate reference is 27.72, 85.32. Nepal shares listed land borders with CHN, IND, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Kathmandu (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Kathmandu, Pathlaiyā, Bharatpur, Pokhara and Birāṭnagar. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Nepal, capital of Nepal, and major urban areas in Nepal. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Federal parliamentary republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Nepal uses calling code +977, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC+05:45. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on sunday; the academic year starts around Apr 15; the government fiscal year starts around Jul 16; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jul 16.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists NPR - Nepalese rupee (₨), while language records include Nepali. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as NEP. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 30 for 2022.
How to use this profile
This Nepal profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
NP / NPL
Top-level domains
.np
Continents
Asia
Border countries
CHN, IND
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
NEP
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Nepal is represented by the NP country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Kathmandu
845,767
primary
#2
Pathlaiyā
Madhesh
743,982
City
#3
Bharatpur
Bāgmatī
369,377
City
#4
Pokhara
Gaṇḍakī
353,841
admin
#5
Birāṭnagar
Province Number One
242,548
admin
Governance
Government type
Federal parliamentary republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
sunday
Academic year
Apr 15
Government fiscal year
Jul 16
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+977
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC+05:45
Languages
Nepali
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
30
2022