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| Location | Southern Asia, between China and India |
| Geographic Coordinates | 28 00 N, 84 00 E |
| Currency | 1 Nepalese rupee (NR) = 100 paisa |
| Land Boundaries Total | 2926km |
| Border Countries | China 1,236 km, India 1,690 km |
| Head of State | King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva (2001) |
| Prime Minister | Surya Bahadur Thapa (2001) |
| Map Reference | Asia |
| Area | 147,181 sq. km |
| Length | 885 km. (E. to W.) |
| Width | Non-Uniform, mean width of 193 km. N. to S. |
| Area – Comparative | Slightly larger than Arkansas |
| Area – Comparative | Slightly larger than Arkansas |
| Land Boundaries Total | 2926km |
| Coastline | 0 km. Landlocked |
| Maritime Claims | Landlocked |