Geographic Region (ITU/UN)
ISO 3166 Code
NP
M49 Code
524
MCC
429
ITU Member
Yes
ITU-R Region
Overview
Nepal (नेपाल), officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked central Himalayan country in South Asia. The country borders China in the north and India in the south, east, and west.
Nepal is a member of the ITU and as such follows radio frequency harmonisation principles according to ITU-R Region-3. The regulatory body governing communications policy is the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC), and the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) is charged with regulating the country's radio frequency spectrum activities such as planning, allocations, and licencing.