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Nepal

  • Population: 26.3 million (UN, 2005)
  • Capital: Kathmandu
  • Area: 147,181 sq km (56,827 sq miles)
  • Major language: Nepali
  • Major religions: Hinduism (official), Buddhism
  • Life expectancy: 61 years (men), 62 years (women) (UN)
  • Monetary unit: 1 Nepalese rupee = 100 paisa
  • The Himalayan Times – English-language
  • The Kathmandu Post – English-language daily
  • The Rising Nepal – English-language

Road Junky has 3 Nepal articles. Scroll down to view.


Wading Rivers in Nepal

We left Kathmandu in a far more civilised manner than we had entered it, namely we were on a bus driven by a local driver, rather than having hitched a ...

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Katmandu Travel Nepal - Hashish

One night in Katmandu, my friend Mark and I, weary after months of third-world travel, felt the need for a cozy bit of the homeland: we wanted to rent a ...

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