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Geography: Situated between two big countries, Tibet (China) to the North with borders to India East, South and West. Area: 147,181 sq. kilometres Population: 24.8 Million+
Capital: Kathmandu Language: Nepali, however many people understand and speak English, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, French, German etc, especially those working in tourism. Currency: Nepali Rupee Rs75 equals approximately US$1, but rates vary according to market trends.
Political System: Multi-party Democracy with constitutional Monarchy People: Nepal has more then 61 ethnic groups and 70 spoken languages Religion: Nepal enjoys the distinction of being the only Hindu kingdom in the world, but also celebrates a uniquely harmonious blending of Hinduism and Buddhism that creates an amazing religious culture. Climate: Nepal has four major seasons, namely winter from December to February, spring from March to May, summer (monsoon) from June to August and autumn from September to November.
World Heritage Sites: Cultural
- Swayambhu Nath
- Bouddha Nath
- Bhaktapur Durbar square
- Changunarayan
- Pushupatinath
- Kathmandu Durbar Square
- Patan Durbar square
- Lumbini : Birthplace of Lord Buddha in Southern Nepal
Natural
- Everest National park
- Royal Chitwan National park
Flora - Fauna - Mammals:
• 2% of all flowering plants on the earth • 8% of the world population of birds - more then 848 Species • 11of the worlds 15 families of the butterflies - more then 500 species • 600 indigenous plant families • 318 species if exotic orchids • 4% of mammals on earth The Mountains of Nepal: Nepal is best known as the Kingdom of the Himalayas . For most people Everest comes to mind when talking about Nepal , but not everyone realises that there are another seven peaks all over 8,000m, not only in the Everest region, but spread throughout the country. There are hundreds of mountains ranging in height from 6,000 to 8000m, with more then 235 peaks being available for expeditions. What we call our highest peaks:
- Mount Everest 8848 m (top of the world)
- Kanchenkunga 8598 m (third highest peak)
- Lhotse 8501m
- Makalu 8463 m
- Dhaulagiri 8167m
- Manaslu 8156 m
- Cho oyu 8153 m
- Annapurna 8091 m
Conservation Areas: Nepal is home to many national parks and conservation areas, with some of the best-known ones including: - Annapurna (2600sq.km)
- Manaslu Conservation Area (1,663Sq.km.)
- Kanchenjunga Conservation Area (2,035sq.km)
National Parks: - Royal Bardia National park (968sq.km)
- Langtang National park (1710 sq.km.)
- Shey Phoksundo National park (3555sq.km.)
- Rara National park (106sq.km.)
- Khapted National park (225sq.km.)
- Makalu Barun National park (2330sq.km.)
Wildlife Reserves: - Sukla Phanta Reserve (305sq.km.)
- Parsa Reserve (499sq.km)
- Koshi Tappu reserve (175sq.km.)
- Shivapure watershed and wildlife reserve
Hunting Reserve: - Dhorpatan (1325sq.km)
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