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title: "Nepal — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Nepal: capital Kathmandu, area 147,181 km², population 29,618,118 (2025), currency Nepalese rupee. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/nepal/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Nepal

**Nepal: Capital Kathmandu**

147,181 km² · 29,618,118 people (2025) · Nepalese rupee

Eight of the world's fourteen peaks above 8,000 m are here, including Everest at 8,849 m on the Chinese border. Elevation runs from 59 m in the southern plains to the top of the world in about 200 km. Nepal keeps its clock 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of UTC — the only country whose national standard time sits on a 45-minute offset.

## The facts

- **Capital:** Kathmandu
- **Area:** 147,181 km² — 56,827 sq mi
- **Population:** 29,618,118 (2025)
- **Density:** 201.2 people per km²
- **Currency:** Nepalese rupee (NPR, ₨)
- **Official language:** Nepali
- **Time zone:** UTC+05:45
- **Calling code:** +977
- **Drives on the:** left
- **ISO codes:** NP · NPL
- **Continent:** Asia

## How it compares

- **By area:** 94 of 200
- **By population:** 52 of 200

> Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

## Countries of a similar size

| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tunisia | 163,610 | 12,348,573 |
| Bangladesh | 148,460 | 175,686,899 |
| Nepal ← | 147,181 | 29,618,118 |
| Tajikistan | 144,100 | 10,786,734 |
| Greece | 131,957 | 10,413,962 |

## Common questions

### What is the capital of Nepal?

Kathmandu

### What currency does Nepal use?

The Nepalese rupee (NPR).

### How big is Nepal?

147,181 km², or 56,827 square miles — 94 of 200 by area.

### Which side of the road does Nepal drive on?

The left.

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- [Bangladesh](https://atoneplace.net/country/bangladesh/)
- [Tajikistan](https://atoneplace.net/country/tajikistan/)
- [Greece](https://atoneplace.net/country/greece/)
- [India](https://atoneplace.net/country/india/)
- [China](https://atoneplace.net/country/china/)
- [Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country/indonesia/)
- [Pakistan](https://atoneplace.net/country/pakistan/)
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## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]