Geography of Nepal
This article describes the geography of Nepal.
; Location:
; Geographic coordinates:- 28° 00′ N, 84° 00′ E
- Asia
- Total: 140,800 km²
- Land: 136,800 km²
- Water: 4,000 km²
- Slightly larger than Arkansas
- Total: 2,926 km
- Border countries: China 1,236 km, India 1,690 km
- 0 km (landlocked)
- None (landlocked)
- Varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south
- Lowest point: Kanchan Kalan 70 m
- Highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m (1999 est.), the highest mountain on Earth as measured from sea level
- Quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore
- Arable land: 20.27%
- Permanent crops: 0.49%
- Other: 79.24% (1998 est.)
- 11,350 sq km (1998 est.)
- Severe thunderstorms, flooding, landslides, drought, and famine depending on the timing, intensity, and duration of the summer monsoons
- Deforestation (overuse of wood for fuel and lack of alternatives); contaminated water (with human and animal wastes, agricultural runoff, and industrial effluents); wildlife conservation; vehicular emissions
- Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
- Signed, but not ratified: Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation
- Landlocked; strategic location between China and India; contains eight of world's 10 highest peaks