Wednesday, October 7, 2009

About Nepal

Nepal


Official name: Kingdom of Nepal

Area:140,800 square kilometers (54,363 square miles)

Highest point on mainland: Mount Everest (8,850 meters/29,035 feet)

Lowest point on land: Kanchana Kaval (70 meters/230 feet)

Hemispheres: Northern and Eastern

Time zone: 5:45 p.m. = noon GMT

Longest distances: 885 kilometers (550 miles) from southeast to northwest; 201
kilometers (125 miles) from northeast to southwest

Land boundaries: 2,926 kilometers (1,818 miles) total boundary length; China 1,236 kilometers (768 miles); India 1,690 kilometers (1,050 miles)

Coastline: None

Territorial sea limits: None

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