Recognised as Country
Nepal
- NP
- Asia
- NPR
- .np
Nepal (NP/NPL) is a country in Asia with its capital at Kathmandu. It covers about 147,181 km² with a population of roughly 30,000,000, uses the NPR, dials on +977, owns the .np internet domain and keeps its capital on Asia/Kathmandu. It borders 2 countries.
Identity
Official short nameNepal
CapitalKathmandu
ContinentAsia
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2NP
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3NPL
Internet TLD.np
Calling code+977
Currency codeNPR
Geography
Latitude28.3949° N
Longitude84.124° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area147,181 km²56,827 square miles
Land neighbours2
Distance from London7,197 kmto the approximate centre of Nepal, not to Kathmandu. ENE, bearing 75.5°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAsia/Kathmanduthe IANA zone for Kathmandu; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+05:45
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC+05:45
Offset in JulyUTC+05:45
Current offsetUTC+05:45
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 21:32
Hours ahead of UTC5.75
Population & scale
Population30,000,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density203.8 per km²≈
Share of world population0.37%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset93 of 196
Population rank in this dataset49 of 196
Neighbouring countries
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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