Nepal 🇳🇵
Nepal is part of Asia with main city at
Kathmandu. It's usually 🌤️ 5.41 °C in Nepal with a rainfall of 🌧 24.48 mm. Tipping is quite common in Nepal and it's good etiquette to leave one. Internet speed in Nepal is on average 2.0 Mbps. In Nepal you drive on the left side. Its Least Developed country with a
population of 28M people. The main currency is Nepalese Rupee. The languages
spoken are Nepali. Automatic teller machines are rare in Nepal. Current travel safety advice is Exercise a high degree of caution. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.
👍 Least Developed 🌤️ ~5.41 °C 🌧 ~24.48 mm 👨👩👦👦 28M people
Advice
Weather 🛡️ Travel safety
fiber_manual_record Exercise a high degree of caution
Due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, all passengers arriving in Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu from China and Thailand will be screened for high body temperature. If authorities suspect you're infected with the novel coronavirus, you may need to stay in hospital or be quarantined. If you have symptoms of respiratory illness, contact your doctor before travelling. We haven't changed our level of advice: Exercise a high degree of caution in Nepal.
issued date: February 15, 2020
🌤️ Temperature
🌧 Rainfall
General
🔌 Sockets
Nepal uses 230V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type C, Type D and Type M.
🌐 Languages
The languages that are typically spoken are Nepali
💱 Currencies Used
Nepal uses the Nepalese rupee (symbol: ?), code NPR.Banknotes come in denominations of 1000, 500, 250, 100, 50, 25, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 rupees. Rupee is subdivided into 100 paisas. Coins come in denominations of 10, 5, 2 and 1 rupees and 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 paisas.
🏧 ATMs
Automatic teller machines are rare in Nepal. Your best bet is to look for them in large cities and community places.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.
💁♂️ Tipping
Expected to tip Tipping is quite common in Nepal and it's good etiquette to leave one. How much money you leave depends on the service and how happy you were with it. Receipts might sometimes include a service charge.
Calling
📡 Internet
Internet speed in Nepal is on average 2.0 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Nepal is low. It is not as easy to find one.
📱 Phones
You can buy a SIM card for about 874.28 NPR, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 3 telecoms: Ncell, Nepal Telecom or Smart Cell. Nepal uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900 and GSM 1800. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Nepal upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.
📞 Calling
To call Nepal, dial +, then 977 (the country code for Nepal), then the area code (without the initial 0) and the local number. For local calls within Nepal, start with the area code (with the initial 0). In the case above area code is 1 .
🛣️ Road rules
In Nepal you drive on the left side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick). Unless otherwise posted, the speed limits for cars and motorcycles are as follows: 60 km/h (37 mph) in all built-up areas.
🆘 Emergency
Police
112
Ambulance
999
Fire department
033, 301, 300
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