NEPAL: VITAL STATISTICS


Area (km2) ..................................... 147,181

Population estimate 1992 .................... 20,000,000

Natural increase ................................. 2.08%

Population density (people per km2) .............. 136.2



Protected area (km2) .............................. 20,238

Total number of protected areas (federal units) ...... 15

Protected areas as % of country's land surface ..... 13.8



Capital city
........... Kathmandu

Language
............. Nepali

Currency
.......... Nepalese Rupee



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