World Countries

Nepal

Nepal coat of arms
The flag of Nepal is the world's only non-quadrilateral flag of a sovereign country. It takes the shape of two adjoining right-angled triangles and has a crimson red field with deep blue edges. Within the smaller upper triangle is an emblem of the upper half of a white sun resting on an upward facing white crescent. The lower triangle bears a white sun with twelve rays.

Common Name: Nepal

Official Name: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal

Geographic Details

CapitalKathmandu
Continent(s)Asia
RegionAsia
SubregionSouthern Asia
Landlocked
Area147,181 km²
Coordinates(28° 0' N, 84° 0' E)

Demographic and Political Information

Population29,136,808
CurrencyNepalese rupee (₨)
TimezonesUTC+05:45
LanguagesNepali
UN Member

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.np
Calling Code+9
Independent
Start of weeksunday
alpha2CodeNP
alpha3CodeNPL