Basic Details |
Region | SAARC |
Capital City | Kathmandu |
Government Type | Federal parliamentary republic |
Official Languages | Nepali |
Currency | Nepalese rupee, NPR |
Phone Code | +977 |
Important Cities | Pokhara, Lalitpur, Birgunj, Biratnagar, Bharatpur, Janakpur, Hetauda, Nepalgunj, Itahari |
National Day | Nepali Constitution Day (19th Sept)
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Economy |
Ease of Doing Business Ranking | 94 (Easy) |
Primary Industries | tourism, carpets, textiles, small rice jute, sugar, and oilseed mills; cigarettes, cement and brick factories, food processing (rice, wheat and oil mills), light industry, jute goods, refined sugar, cigarettes, matches, spun cotton and synthetic fabrics, wool, footwear, tanned leather, and tea |
Major Exports | carpets, beverage, textile, tea and plastic, Manmade staple fibers, Textile floor coverings, Coffee, tea, spices, Beverages, spirits, vinegar, Clothing, accessories (not knit or crochet), Miscellaneous textiles, worn clothing, Food industry waste, animal fodder |
Major Exports to India | Minerals, Transportation, Stone and Glass, Animal, Hides and skins, Machinery and Electricals, Wood, Footwear, Raw materials, Chemicals
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Major Imports | oil, gold, iron and steel, clothes, pharmaceutical products, cement, electronic appliances, food and vehicles. |
Major Imports from India | Metals, Machinery and Electricals, Transportation, Vegetables, Chemicals, Raw materials, Plastic or Rubber, Food Products, Textiles and Clothing, Minerals
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Foreign Relations |
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Trade Agreements with India | Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), Free Trade Agreement (FTA), South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) |
Bordering Nations | India, China |
Member of | Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB), Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation(BIMSTEC), Group of 77(G77), South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation(SAARC), United Nations(UN), World Trade Organization(WTO) |
Indian Embassy Details for Nepal | Embassy of India H.E. Shri Naveen Srivastava Honourable Ambassador P.O. Box No. 292, 336, Kapurdhara Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal amb.kathmandu@mea.gov.in 00-977-1-4410900, 4414990 https://www.indembkathmandu.gov.in/
Consulate General of India in Birgunj Shri Nitesh Kumar Consul General Post Box No. 59, Parsa, Birgunj, Nepal. cg.birgunj@mea.gov.in 00-977-51-532244, 532264 http://www.cgibirgunj.org/
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Embassy Details of Nepal in India | Embassy of Nepal H.E. Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma Ambassador Barakhamba RoadNew Delhi-110001 ambassador@nepalembassy.in +91-11-2332 9969, 2332 7361, 2332 9218, 2332 8066 (O)
Consulate General of Nepal in Kolkata Mr. Eshor Raj Poudel Consul General 1, National Library Avenue,Alipore, Kolkata 700 027 Kolkata 700 040 mcg@vsnl.in +91-33 - 2456 1224, 1085, 1154 (O)
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