NEPAL

CURRENCY: Nepalese Rupee (NPR).

EXCHANGE RATE: NPR 56.95 = US$1.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Nepali.

POPULATION: 14,200,000.

CAPITAL: Kathmandu.

INTERNATIONAL CODE: TELEPHONE 977.

CURRENCY CONTROLS: The local currency is non-convertible and its import and export is prohibited except for Indian and Nepalese nationals.Foreign currency import is free except for Indian rupees.Amounts exceeding US$ 2,000 or its equivalent must be declared on import.Foreign currency export is allowed up to the amount imported and declared.

GAMING INFORMATION: Casinos in the Kingdom of Nepal are permitted only in deluxe 5-star hotels.All are in Kathmandu.Until 1992 there was only one casino at the Soaltee Oberoi Hotel (opened 1969).The Hotel Anapona Casino opened in 1992, the Yak & Yeti Casino in 1993, and the Everest Hotel Casino is opened in 1994.

All casinos have the same management: Continental Resorts Company, PO Box 2063, Kathmandu, Nepal.They operate under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance.Only foreign visitors 21 years or older may gamble.