| Total Land area |
147,181 sq. km (54,633 sq. mi.); Length (east to west)about 885 km.(550 mi.); Width (north to south) about 193 km. mean (125 mi.) |
Neighbours
north: China
others: India |
Border length
1078 km.(670 mi.)
1,593 km.(990 mi.) |
| Capital |
Kathmandu (est. population in 1982: 393,494) |
| Other cities with more than 10,000 residents(1982 est.) |
Patan (59,100); Biratnagar (93,544); Birganj(10,800); Bhaktapur (84,250); Pokhara (46,642); Nepalganj (15,800) |
| Elevation |
Highest: Mt. Everest 8,848m (29,028 ft)Lowest: 69m (226 ft) near Janakpur |
| Land use |
arable land: 17%; permanent crops: 0%; meadow & pasture: 13%; forest & woodlands: 33%; other: 37% |
| Irrigated land |
9,430 sq. km.(1989) |
| Main river systems |
east: Koshi and its seven tributaries; center: Gandaki and its seven tributaries west: Karnali |
| Average temperature in Kathmandu |
January: Minimum 2.2 C (36F); Maximum 17.8 C (64F); June: Minimum 26.7 C (80F); Maximum 32.2 C (90 F); Rainfall: 1,520 mm (60 in.) |
| Topographical regions |
High mountains of the Himalaya (27% of total land area); Mid-hills (56% of total land area); Low-land Terai (17% of total land area) |
