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News •

Why a Yogi Adityanath poster at rally for King Gyanendra is causing a stir in Nepal • Mar. 12, 2025, 2:11 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Sexual misconduct allegations surface at a top Nepal law school • Mar. 10, 2025, 6:35 AM ET (The Star)
Thousands gather to welcome Nepal’s former king • Mar. 9, 2025, 5:04 AM ET (Straits Times)
Nepal’s China-built airport ‘cautiously optimistic’ for first international flight • Mar. 8, 2025, 8:08 AM ET (South China Morning Post)
Nepal PM Oli challenges former King to contest in polls • Mar. 7, 2025, 1:36 AM ET (The Indian Express)

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Also Known As Kingdom of Nepal • Nepāl Adhirājya
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Prachanda (Pushpa Kamal Dahal)
Capital Kathmandu
Population (2025 est.) 30,147,000
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 133.650 Nepalese rupee
Head Of State President: Ram Chandra Poudel
Form Of Government federal multiparty republic with two legislative houses (National Assembly [59] and House of Representatives [275])1
Official Language Nepali
Official Religion none
Official Name Sanghiya Loktantrik Ganatantra Nepal (Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal)
Total Area (Sq Km) 147,181
Total Area (Sq Mi) 56,827
Monetary Unit Nepalese rupee (NRs)
Population Rank (2025) 52
Population Projection 2030 32,719,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 530.5
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 204.8
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2021) 66.2% • Rural: (2021) 33.8%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2022) 71.7 years • Female: (2022) 73.2 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2021) 81% • Female: (2021) 63%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 42,333
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 1,430
1A new constitution was enacted on September 20, 2015; it called for the creation of a bicameral federal parliament.

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