Nepal Travel Trek

NEPAL AT A GLACE
Nepal, the birth place of Lord Buddha, the home for exotic biodiversity, tallest mountain in the World – Everest, a landlocked agro-based economy with low industrial base, the most preferred tourist destination in South East Asia is an underdeveloped country, presently plagued by Maoist insurgency causing stagnancy in the economy.

Official Name:  Nepal Adhirajya (Kingdom of Nepal)
 Capital        Kathmandu
Area             147,181 sq km
Geographic coordinates: 28°00′N 84°00′E
Latitude & Longitude : 26'12' and 30'27' North & 80 degree 4' and 88 degree 12' East

Location: Between India & the Tibetan Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.
Topography: From the World's Deepest gorge 'Kali-Gandaki' to the highest point on earth, Mt. Everest at 8850m.

Land boundaries

• Total: 2,926 km

Border countries: China 1,236 km, India 1,690 km
Elevation extremes

• Lowest point: Kanchan Kalan 70 m

• Highest point: Mount Everest  8,848 m

Population  25,284,000 (2001)
 Currency      Nepalese Rupee (US $1=70)
Religion      Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam (Secular country)
Literacy       27%
Languages  Nepali (official), Maithir, Bhojpuri
Major Cities                                                                     Kathmandu, Laltipur, Bhaktapur, Pokhara, Biratnagar, Birganj
Natural resources
Quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore

Land use

Arable land: 21.68%

Permanent crops: 0.64%

Other: 77.68% (2001)

• Irrigated land: 11,350 km² (1998 est.)

People: Over 40 Ethnic Groups & 70 Spoken Languages.

Political-System: Multiparty Democracy With suspended Monarchy.
Seasons

• Winter (December - February)
  Summer (March - May )
  Monsoon (June - August)
  Autumn (September - November)

Flag of Nepal
The flag of Nepal is red with a blue border around the unique shape of two overlapping right triangles. The smaller, upper triangle bears a white stylized moon and the larger, lower triangle bears a white 12-pointed sun

 National Bird & National Flower: 
 Impean Pheasant (Danfe) & Rhododendron Arboreum (Lali Gurans)

Wildlife:
This country harbors one of the world's best habitats for one horned rhino, Royal Bengal tiger, Show-Leopard, Clouded-Leopard, Red panda, Blue-sheep and long snouted fish eating Gharial. Other wildlife includes wild elephant, buffaloes, bisons, blue bell, Brown, bear, Sloth bear, Leopard, crocodiles and many varieties of cat, dog, deer and antelope families. And 840 different species of wetland, migratory and residential 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.