WEBNepal , Country, southern Asia. Area: 56,827 sq mi (147,181 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 29,871,000. Capital: Kathmandu. Most of the people are Nepalese of Indo-European ancestry; there is a significant minority of Tibeto-Nepalese peoples. Languages: Nepali (official), English, various others. Religions: Hinduism; also Buddhism, Islam.