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      Photos of Nepal

Population	22367048 approx.
Area	147,181 sq. km. (54,633 sq. mi.)
Time Zone	5 hours 45 minutes ahead of GMT
Language	Nepali (official)
Religion	Hinduism and Buddhism
Unit of Currency	Rupee
National flag
National Emblems	The rhododendron; a white cow; a green pheasant; two Gurkha soldiers, one carrying a khukri and a bow and an arrow and the other a modern rifle; peaks of the Himalaya Mountains; the moon and the sun, both with faces showing Hindu caste marks, two crossed Nepali flags and khukris; the footprints of Gorakhnath, the guardian deity of the Gurkhas; and the royal headdress. At the base of the design a red scroll carries the national motto in Sanskrit: "The Motherland Is Worth More than the Kingdom of Heaven."

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