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BASIC FACTS ON NEPAL
Geographic Facts:
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| Location: |
SOUTHERN ASIA, BETWEEN CHINA AND INDIA
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| Geographic Coordinates: |
28 00 N, 84 00 E |
| Map References: |
ASIA |
| Area: |
Total: 140,800 sq. km
Land: 136,800 sq. km
Water: 4,000 sq. km. |
| Land Boundaries: |
Total: 2,926 km
Border Countries: CHINA 1,236 km ; INDIA 1,690 km |
| Coastline: |
0 km (LANDLOCKED) |
| Maritime Claims: |
none (LANDLOCKED) |
| Climate: |
Varies from COOL SUMMERS and SEVERE WINTERS in North to SUBTROPICAL SUMMERS and MILD WINTERS in South. |
| Terrain: |
TERAI, or flat river plain of the Ganges in South, Central hill Region, Rugged Himalayas in North. |
| Elevation Extremes: |
Lowest Point: KANCHAN KALAN (70 m)
Higest Point: MOUNT EVEREST (8,848 m) |
| Natural Resources: |
Quartz, Water, Timber, Hydropower Potential, Scenic Beauty, Small Deposits of Lignite, Copper, Cobalt, Iron Ore |
| Geographic-Note: |
Landlocked, Strategic Location between China and India, Contains EIGHT (8) of the World's 10 Highest Peaks |
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