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| Choose the first letter to select required country: Geography Of Nepal
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| Location | Southern Asia, between China and India |
| Geographic coordinates | 28 00 N, 84 00 E |
| Map references | asia |
| Area |
total: 140,800 sq km water: 4,000 sq km land: 136,800 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly larger than Arkansas |
| 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 highest point: mount everest 8,850 m (1999) |
| Natural resources | quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore |
| Land use |
arable land: 21.68% permanent crops: 0.64% other: 77.68% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 11,350 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | severe thunderstorms, flooding, landslides, drought, and famine depending on the timing, intensity, and duration of the summer monsoons |
| Environment - current issues | 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 |
| Environment - international agreements |
party to: biodiversity, climate change, desertification, endangered species, hazardous wastes, law of the sea, ozone layer protection, tropical timber 83, tropical timber 94, wetlands signed, but not ratified: marine life conservation |
| Geography note | landlocked; strategic location between China and India; contains eight of world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest - the world's tallest - on the border with China |
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