Global Sourcebook for International Data Management
by Graham Rhind
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Nepal
Global Sourcebook | Index | Properties
| NEPAL |
For supplementary information, see links to post office home pages here , to postal code pages here
and to other personal name and addressing issues pages here
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| Table of Contents |
Nepal - Country information
Local short name form
Official name
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल, Sanghiya Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl. A government decision to use just "Nepal" as the official name was made in 2020, but is disputed.
Area
Population
29 192 480 (2021) [1]
Capital
Currency
International telephone access code
ISO 3166 country codes
Car nationality plate code
Internet country code
GRC Country Code
Nepal - Number format
Note: This section last updated 25th May 2021
1,234.45
(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)
Nepal - Date and time formats
Nepal - Date formats
Nepal - Languages
Nepal counts 124 languages. The official language is Nepalese , with 9 900 000 speakers. The other main languages are Awadhi
(540 000 speakers); Bhojpuri
(1 370 000 speakers); Limbu
(254 088 speakers); Eastern Magar
(288 383 speakers); Western Magar
(210 000 speakers); Maithili
(2 260 000 speakers); Newari
(700 000 speakers); Eastern Tamang
(600 000 speakers); Northwestern Tamang
(200 000 speakers); South-western Tamang
(100 000 speakers); Dang Tharu
(228 000 speakers) and Rana Thakur Tharu
(194 000 speakers).
Nepal - Example address format
A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired
Nepal - Post office box
This is written G.P.O. Box.
Nepal - Postal codes
Postal codes consist of a block of 5 digits. The first indicates the region, the next two the district and the final two the post office.
Currently, postal codes commence with these number ranges: 00, 10, 12, 21-22, 32-35, 44-45, 56-57.
Metadata containing postal code formatting rules, exceptions and regular expressions can be acquired
Nepal - Postal code format graphic
Nepal - Postal code format
Nepal - Postal code specifics
Nepal - Postal code regular expression
\A(00|10|12|21|22|32|33|34|35|44|45|56|57)\d{3,3}\Z
Nepal - Postal code level of coverage
Nepal - Postal code map
n/a
Place names in Nepal
Note: This section last updated 26th January 2017
Refer to Exonyms in Nepal for full lists of place names in Nepal in other languages.
Alternate place name forms/postal code tables can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/settlements.htm
Other language place name data can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/otherlanguageplace.htm
Nepal - Administrative districts
Note: This section last updated 23rd December 2023
Nepal has 7 provinces :
Bagmati
Administrative districts graphic
Telephone numbers in Nepal
Nepalese area codes have 1-2 digits when called from abroad and the total number length is 8.
Tables of telephone number information/formats can be acquired – see http://www.grcdi.nl/telephone.htm
References
- ^ citypopulation.de/en/nepal/admin/
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