Location:
Between India & the Tibetan Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China.
Area & Population:
147,181 Sq. Kms & Approximately 29,187,466 people.
Latitude & Longitude:
26’12’ and 30’27’ (ca. 10 m)’ North & 80 degree 4′ and 88 degree 12′ East
Capital City of Nepal:
Kathmandu
People:
More than 40 Ethnic Groups & 70 different Spoken Languages.
Political-System:
Fedaral democretic Republic of nepal
Topography:
From the World’s Deepest gorge ‘Kali-Gandaki’ to the highest point on earth, Mt. Everest(sagarmatha/chomologma) at 8850 m.
Vegetation:
Nepal possesses some of the most outstanding bio-diversity in the world, ranging from sub-tropical Rain-forests to Alpine Deserts.
Climate:
Climate ranges from sub-tropical in the low lands to Arctic higher altitudes.
Seasons:
- Winter (December To February)
- Summer (March To May)
- Monsoon (June To August)
- Autumn (September To November)
National Bird & National Flower:
Pheasant (Danfe) & Rhododendron Arboreum (Lali Gurans), we have more than 32 types of rhododendron.
World Heriatge Sites:
Ten of which seven World Heritage Sites are situated within 20 kms. Of radius, in the Kathmandu Valley.
Flora and Founa:
840 different species of wet-land, migratory and residential bird, 8% of the world’s population of birds.
Home to Endangered Species Like:
Royal Bengal Tiger, One horned rhino, Snow-Leopard, Red Panda, Brown Bear, Assamese Macaque, Gangetic Dolphin, Wolf, Wild Elephant, Giant Horn-Bill, Swamp Deer, Wild Yak, Tibetan Antelope, Black Buck, Four Horned antelope, Musk Deer, Pigmy Hog, Haspid Hare, Pangolin, Gharial, Indian Bustart, Saras Crane, Impean Pheasant, Python etc.
A Living Cultural Heritage:
Nepal’s Heritage is alive and dynamic. Shamanism, Pan-animism & Witch-craft are still practiced in remote regions. Temples, shrines, monuments and monasteries are extremely active with devotees burning butter-lamps, singing hymns, chiming temple bells and playing drums. The only country that has living goddess “Kumari.