Facts about Nepal

Capital: Kathmandu

Largest City: Kathmandu

Form of Government: Republic (since 2008)

President: Ram Baran Yadav

Area: 147,181 sq km, about 200 km wide and about 85 km long

Population: about 27 million

Life expectancy: 64 years

Language: Nepali (Nepali) and forty other languages. The population consists of about twenty different ethnic groups.

Currency: Nepalese rupee

Time difference: + 4.5 hours

National Day: 28 May (Republic day)

GDP per capita: approx 1,500 U.S. Dollars

Supply: Approximately 80% of the population is farmers with more than 40% of the GDP coming from the agricultural industry. Moreover, tourism is the largest and most important source of income.

Other facts: The Buddha was a Nepalese prince and his birthplace, Lumbini, is situated in southern Nepal. The pagoda style of temples of Asia originates in Nepal. The jungle in the Terai is " Mowglis Jungle" (Jungle Book).