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NEPAL

Capital
Kathmandu

Area
141,181 square km of plains (1 km = 0.62 miles), Himalayan foothills and the Himalayan range. Mount Everest and seven more of the world's top 10 highest mountains line Nepal's northern border with the Tibetan autonomous region of China. Landlocked Nepal is bordered to the west, south and east by India.

Language
The official language is Nepali in the Devanagari script. It is related to Hindi, but it is only spoken by just over half the population. There are numerous other languages, including Awadhi, Bantawa, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Chepang, Gurung, Hindi, Kham, Limbu, Magar, Maithili, Newari, Rajbangsi, Santali, Sherpa, Sunwar, Tamang, Tharu and Tibetan. Hindi and English are also used in official and commercial circles.



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MAP:GLOBAL projected changes in agricultural productivity 2080 due to climate change, incorporating the effects of carbon fertilization
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Background


CRISIS PROFILE-What's going on in Nepal?

CHRONOLOGY-Nepal's chequered political history


Background


CRISIS PROFILE-What's going on in Nepal?

CHRONOLOGY-Nepal's chequered political history



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