Nepal

Asia
Southern Asia, between China and India.

28 00 N, 84 00 E

जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी(Devanāgarī) "Mother and Motherland are Greater than Heaven"
President Ram Baran Yadav	Prime Minister  Jhala Nath Khanal

Capital
Kathmandu

Government
Republic

Religion
Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9%.

Population
28,951,852

Ethnic group
Chhettri 15.5%, Brahman-Hill 12.5%, Magar 7%, Tharu 6.6%, Tamang 5.5%, Newar 5.4%, Muslim 4.2%, Kami 3.9%, Yadav 3.9%, other 32.7%, unspecified 2.8%.

National Language                   
Nepali
          
National Day
29 May (Republic Day), 24 April (Democracy Day)

Anthem
"Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka"

Currency
Nepalese Rupee (NPR)

Attractions
Kathmandu,  Kathmandu Valley,  Lumbini,  Mount Everest [with China],  Mustang Kingdom,  Sagarmatha National Park 

 

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Mount Everest Mount Everest, also known as Mount Chomolungma or Sagarmatha, is the world's highest mountain above the mean sea level at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft). It is located in the Himalayas on the Nepal (Sagarmatha Zone)-China (Tibet) border. In 1856, the Great Trigonometric Survey of British India established the first published height of Everest, then known as Peak XV, at 29,002 ft (8,840 m). In 1865, Everest was given its official English name by the Royal Geographical Society upon recommendation of Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India at the time, who named it after his predecessor in the post, and former chief, Sir George Everest. Chomolungma had been in common use by Tibetans for centuries, but Waugh was unable to propose an established local name because Nepal and Tibet were closed to foreigners.