FAST FACTS OFFICIAL NAME: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Federal democratic republic CAPITAL: Kathmandu POPULATION: 30,986,975 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Nepali, English MONEY: Nepalese rupee AREA: 54,363 square miles (140,800 square kilometers) MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES: Himalayas, Annapurna MAJOR RIVERS: Karnali, Koshi GEOGRAPHY Nepal lies between China and India in South Asia. The country is slightly larger than the state of Arkansas. Nepal has the greatest altitude change of any location on Earth. The lowlands are at sea level and the mountains of the Himalayas are the tallest in the world. Mount Everest rises to 29,035 feet (8,850 meters) and is the world’s highest peak. The Himalayas formed 10–15 million years ago when India collided with the continent of Asia and pushed the land into high mountains. Eight of the world’s ten highest mountain peaks are in Nepal. PEOPLE & CU...
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