Population
31.1M
Federal parliamentary republic under an Karki interim cabinet
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,739
in 2031
Passport power
#190
12 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Pokhara
of 15 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
- Capital
- Kathmandu
- Continent
- Asia / Southern Asia
- Area
- 147,181 km²
- Population
- 31.1M
- Density
- 198.2/km²
- Government
- Federal parliamentary republic under an Karki interim cabinet
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Left
- TLD
- .np
- Calling code
- +977
- Timezone
- UTC+05:45
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #190 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 12
- Total accessible
- 36
Culture and society
- Languages
- Nepali (नेपाली)
- Religions
- Hinduism 81.0%, Buddhism 8.0%, Islam 5.0%, Kirat 3.0%
- Currencies
- ₨ NPR — Nepalese rupee
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.622
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $9,739
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 70.6 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 46.3%
- Gini index (2010)
- 32.8
- Inflation (2031)
- 5.0%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 10.5%
- Urban population (2025)
- 67.0%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 5.2/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 40.7 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2020)
- 2.1/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.51