The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Nepal:
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal – a landlocked sovereign state in South Asia. The country is bordered to the north by China, and to the south, east, and west by India. The Himalayas in the country's northern region has eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including Mount Everest, called Sagarmatha in Nepali.
General reference
Pronunciation: nɛpɑːl Common English country name: Nepal Official English country name: The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Common endonym(s): List of countries and capitals in native languages Official endonym(s): List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states Adjectival(s): Nepali Demonym(s): Nepalese (also 'Nepali') Etymology: Name of Nepal International rankings of Nepal ISO country codes: NP, NPL, 524 ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:NP Internet country code top-level domain: .np
Geography of Nepal
Nepal is: a landlocked country Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere Eurasia Asia South Asia Indian subcontinent Time zone: Nepal Time (UTC+05:45) Extreme points of Nepal High: Mount Everest – highest point on Earth Land boundaries: 2,926 km 1,690 km 1,236 km Coastline: none Nepal Geological Society Population of Nepal: 29,609,623(2019 estimate) – 51st most populous country
Area of Nepal: 147,516 km2 Atlas of Nepal
Environment of Nepal
Climate of Nepal Natural disasters in Nepal 2007 South Asian floods April 2015 Nepal earthquake 2026 Nepal floods Environmental issues in Nepal Renewable energy in Nepal Hydropower in Nepal Solar power in Nepal Geology of Nepal Protected areas of Nepal National parks in Nepal Chitwan National Park Langtang National Park Bardia National Park Sagarmatha National Park Khaptad National Park Rara National Park Shey Phoksundo National Park Makalu Barun National Park Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park Banke National Park Shuklaphanta National Park Parsa National Park Chhayanath National Park Wildlife reserves in Nepal Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve Hunting reserves in Nepal Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve
Biota of Nepal Wildlife of Nepal
Fauna of Nepal Birds of Nepal Asian openbill stork Barred buttonquail Black stork Black-crowned night heron Black-headed ibis Black-necked stork Cattle egret Cheer pheasant Chinese pond heron Great cormorant Great egret Great hornbill Greater adjutant Indian peafowl Indian pond heron Lesser whistling duck Little cormorant Oriental darter Painted stork Purple heron Sarus crane Scarlet minivet Spot-billed pelican Sultan tit Woolly-necked stork Spiny babbler Mammals of Nepal Bengal fox Clouded leopard Corsac fox Marbled cat Red panda Snow leopard Tibetan fox Reptiles of Nepal Trimeresurus septentrionalis Bengal monitor Indotestudo elongata Yellow monitor Cyrtodactylus nepalensis Gloydius himalayanus
Flora of Nepal Garden angelica Juglans regia (okhar/English walnut) Luculia gratissima Meconopsis villosa Persicaria affinis Rhododendron arboreum Ruellia capitata
Natural geographic features of Nepal
Geography of Nepal List of World Heritage Sites in Nepal
Glaciers of Nepal
Hunku Glacier Khumbu Glacier Khumbu Icefall
Rivers of Nepal structured list
Lakes of Nepal
Begnas Lake Fewa Lake Gajedi Taal Gosaikunda Lausha Taal Rara Lake Khaste Lake Phoksundo Lake Tilicho Lake Rupa Lake Jhilmila Lake Ghodaghodi Tal Rani Pokhari Khaptad Lake
Mountains of Nepal List of mountains in Nepal Trekking peak List of Ultras of the Himalayas Himalayan sub-ranges Far west Changla Himal – transhimalayan range (on Nepal-Tibet Autonomous Region border) Gurans Himal Api (mountain) Saipal upper Karnali basin Kanti Himal – transhimalayan border range Kanjiroba Himal – south of Dolpa Kagmara Lekh – south of Kanjiroba, north of Dhaulagiri
west of Kaligandaki River Gautam Himal – transhimalayan border range Mukut Himal – 6,000m and 5,000m peaks northeast of Dhaulagiri II Dhaulagiri – DI-DVI, Tukucha, Churen, Putha Hiunchuli, Gurja, Ghustang, Sita Chuchura, Junction Pk., Myagdi Matha Dwari Lekh – lower peaks at western end of Dhaulagiris east of Kaligandaki Damodar and Peri Himal – transhimalayan border range Annapurna Hiunchuli Machapuchare Nilgiri Himal Singu Chuli Tharpu Chuli Tilicho Peak North of Gorkha Mansiri Himal Himalchuli Manaslu Ngadi Chuli Chamar Ganesh Himal Ganesh NW (Ganesh II/III) Salasungo Yangra North of Kathmandu Langtang Himal Dorje Lakpa Dragmarpo Ri Langtang Lirung Yala Peak west of Arun River Rolwaling Himal Gauri Sankar Melungtse Mahalangur Himal Ama Dablam Baruntse Chamlang Cholatse Cho Oyu Cho Polu Everest Everest Base Camp South Col Lhotse Nuptse Gyachung Kang Imja Tse Kala Patthar Kanguru Khumbutse Kongde Ri Kusum Kangguru Makalu Mera Peak Nirekha Num Ri Pokalde Pumori Taboche Thamserku east of Arun Janak Himal Kangchenjunga Jannu Mahabharat Range Siwaliks Dundwa Range
Provinces of Nepal
Provinces of Nepal
Ecoregions of Nepal
Administrative divisions of Nepal
Provinces of Nepal Districts of Nepal Municipalities of Nepal Gaupalikas of Nepal
Administrative divisions by province
Koshi Province Khotang District Okhaldhunga District Solukhumbu District Udayapur District Bhojpur District Dhankuta District Morang District Sankhuwasabha District Sunsari District Terhathum District Ilam District Jhapa District Panchthar District Taplejung District
Madhesh Province Saptari District Siraha District Bara District Parsa District Rautahat District Dhanusa District Sarlahi District Mahottari District
Bagmati Province Bhaktapur District Dhading District Lalitpur District Kathmandu District Kavrepalanchok District Nuwakot District Rasuwa District Sindhulpalchok District Chitwan District Makwanpur District Dolakha District Ramechhap District Sindhuli District
Gandaki Province Baglung District Mustang District Myagdi District Parbat District Gorkha District Kaski District Lamjung District Manang District Syangja District Tanahu District Nawalpur District
Lumbini Province Arghakhanchi District Gulmi District Kapilvastu District Parasi District Palpa District Rupandehi District Banke District Bardiya District Dang District Pyuthan District Rolpa District Eastern Rukum District
Karnali Province Salyan District Dolpa District Humla District Jumla District Kalikot District Mugu District Dailekh District Jajarkot District Surkhet District Karnali Zone
Sudurpashchim Province Baitadi District Dadeldhura District Darchula District Kanchanpur District Achham District Bajhang District Bajura District Doti District Kailali District
Municipalities of Nepal
Capital of Nepal: Kathmandu List of cities in Nepal
Gaupalikas of Nepal
Demography of Nepal
Ethnic groups of Nepal Religion in Nepal
Government and politics of Nepal
Form of government: Secular federal parliamentary multi-party representative democratic republic Capital of Nepal: Kathmandu Elections in Nepal 1959 | 1971 | 1981 | 1986 | 1991 | 1994 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 | 2017 Political parties in Nepal Nepal Communist Party Nepali Congress People's Socialist Party, Nepal
Branches of the government of Nepal
Government of Nepal
Executive branch of the government of Nepal Head of state: President of Nepal Vice President of Nepal Head of government: Prime Minister of Nepal, List of prime ministers of Nepal Cabinet of Nepal MOPE
Legislative branch of the government of Nepal Federal parliament of Nepal Rastriya Sabha (National Assembly) – upper house of the parliament Pratinidhi Sabha (House of Representatives) – lower house of the parliament
Judicial branch of the government of Nepal Judiciary of Nepal Supreme Court of Nepal High Courts of Nepal District Courts of Nepal
Foreign relations of Nepal Foreign relations of Nepal Diplomatic missions in Nepal Diplomatic missions of Nepal BIMSTEC Bhupalis Britain-India-Nepal Tripartite Agreement Foreign aid to Nepal Nepal Embassy, Riyadh Nepalese non-government organisations in Hong Kong
International organization membership The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a member of:
African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID) Asian Development Bank (ADB) Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Colombo Plan (CP) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)
Law and order in Nepal
Law of Nepal Capital punishment in Nepal Constitution of Nepal Crime in Nepal Human rights in Nepal LGBT rights in Nepal Freedom of religion in Nepal Law enforcement in Nepal Armed Police Force Nepal Nepalese Police Force Nepal citizenship law Sarbochha Adalat
Military of Nepal
Military of Nepal Command Commander-in-chief: President of Nepal Ministry of Defence Forces Army of Nepal Nepalese Army Air Service Military history of Nepal Armed Police Force Nepal Gurkha Brigade of Gurkhas Britain-India-Nepal Tripartite Agreement Nepalese Police Force Military ranks of Nepal
Provincial government Governor Chief Minister Pradesh Sabha Provincial governments of Nepal
Local government
Local government in Nepal Mayors in Nepal
History of Nepal
Amshuverma Arimalla Bhrikuti Chabahil Congress Mukti Sena Darjeeling Five-year plans of Nepal Toni Hagen Garhwal Jana Aandolan Jang Bahadur Jayasthitimalla Kot massacre Kumaon Licchavi Mustang (kingdom) Nepal during World War I Nepalese Civil War Nepalese mohar Rana autocracy Rana dynasty Sonam Lhundrup Sugauli Treaty Sikkim Treaty of Titalia Unification of Nepal