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Continent: South and East Asia

Capital: Kathmandu

Area: 143,351 km²

Population: 29,384,297

Neighbouring Countries: ↑ China , → Bhutan , ↘ Bangladesh , ↓ India

Religions: Hindu 81.3%, Buddhist 9%, Muslim 4.4%, Kirant 3.1%, Christian 1.4%, other 0.5%, unspecified 0.2%

Languages: Nepali (official) 44.6%, Maithali 11.7%, Bhojpuri 6%, Tharu 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.2%, Magar 3%, Bajjika 3%, Urdu 2.6%, Avadhi 1.9%, Limbu 1.3%, Gurung 1.2%, other 10.4%, unspecified 0.2%

Ethnic Groups: Chhettri 16.6%, Brahman-Hill 12.2%, Magar 7.1%, Tharu 6.6%, Tamang 5.8%, Newar 5%, Kami 4.8%, Muslim 4.4%, Yadav 4%, Rai 2.3%, Gurung 2%, Damai/Dholii 1.8%, Thakuri 1.6%, Limbu 1.5%, Sarki 1.4%, Teli 1.4%, Chamar/Harijan/Ram 1.3%, Koiri/Kushwaha 1.2%, other 19%

Motto: (Mother and motherland are greater than heaven)

Area: 147,181 km²

Catholic Population: 8,000 Catholics (0.0% of 30,378,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 14 parishes, 30 mission stations (17 with resident priest, 13 without resident priest), 32 other centres

Clergy: 1 bishop (titular), 114 priests (24 diocesan, 90 religious)

Non-Clergy: 215 religious (4 brothers, 211 sisters), 9 major seminarians, 42 catechists