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Nepal
Nepal is a 56,000 sq. km - rectangular landmass between Tibet to the north and India to the south.
The Himalaya stretch across the entire northern border while. - only 100 miles south - skirt steaming tropical jungle. The largest area of hills and valleys lie in between. Major mountain snowmelt, run through the country north - to - south. Nepal's 17 million belong to widely varying race and stock - the Tibeto - -Buddhist Sherpas in the north, Indo Aryan groups such as the Brahmin and Chettri and the Mongoloid Tamangs and Gurungs in the middle hills and valleys, Indic groups in the Terai lowlands, and the urban Newars in Kathmandu valley.
Most of the country's population is Hindu in this Hindu state, but Buddhism is widely practiced. More than two dozen languages and dialects are spoken, but the lingua franca is Nepali or Parbati, an Inso - European language: others are rooted in the Tibeto - Burman family. |
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About
Nepal
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- Location: Between India & the Tibetan
Autonomous Region of the People's Republic China.
- Area: 147,181 Sq. Kms.
- Capital: Kathmandu
- People: 40 Ethnic Groups & 70 Spoken
Languages
- Population: 24 Millions
- Language: Nepali (official)
- Religion: Mainly Hinduism and Buddhism.
- Political-System: Multiparty Democracy with
Constitutional Monarch.
- Topography: From the world's deepest gorge
'Kali-Gandaki' to highest point on earth 'The Everest'.
- Vegetation: As per the size of the country,
Nepal possesses some of the most outstanding bio-diversity in the
world, ranging from sub-tropical Rain-forests to Alpine deserts.
- Weather: Climate ranges from Tropical in the
low lands to Arctic in higher altitudes.
- Seasons:
- - Winter (December-February),
- - Summer (March-May),
- - Monsoon (June-August),
- - Autumn (September-November)
- Monsoon: Mostly rains at night, making the
following days crispy clean and fresh.Most of the northern belt of
the Trans-Himalayan zone is rain-shadowed and ideal for trekking.
- Visa: Available at Royal Nepalese Embassies &
Royal Nepalese Consulates abroad or on arrival at Tribhuvan
International Airport in Kathmandu.
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- Time: Nepal Time is 5 Hours 45 Minutes ahead
of GMT.
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- Currency: 1 US$ = 77.65 Nepalese Rupees (as
on Mar. 2003)
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- World Heritage Sites (Cultural):
- Bhaktapur Durbar Square
Bouddha Nath
Changunarayan
Kathmandu Durbar Square
Pashupatinath
Patan Durbar Square
Swayambhu Nath
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- World Heritage Sites (Natural):
- Everest National Park (1148 sq. kms.)
- Royal Chitwan National Park (932 sq. kms.)
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- Air Accessibility:
- Direct flight from Bangkok, Bombay, Calcutta, Dhaka, Delhi,
Doha, Frankfurt, Hongkong, Karachi, Lhasa, London, Moscow, Osaka,
Paris, Paro, Shanghai, Singapore, Varanasi.
- By: Aeroflot, Bangladesh Biman, China Southwest, Druk Airlines,
Indian Airlines, LTU, Pakistan International Airlines, Qatar
Airways, Royal Nepal Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways.
- In Nepal:
- Buddha Air, Cosmic Air, Dynasty Airways, Gorkha Airways, Himalayan Helicopters, Necon Air,
Royal Nepal Airlines, Shangri-la Air, Yeti Airlines.
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- Popular Tourist Destinations:
- (By Air/Road):
- Baglung, Bardia, Chitwan National Park, Dhankuta, Dharan, Dolakha,
Gorkha, Ilam, Janakpur, Koshi Toppu, Lumbini,
Pokhara, Sukla-Phanta, Tansen etc.
- (By Trek):
- Annapurna Region, Dolpo, Gosainkund, Helambu, Jomsom,
Jumla, Kanchanjunga, Langtang Region, Everest(Khumbu)
Region,
Makalu - Barun, Manang, Manaslu, Muktinath, Mustang, Rara, Syangboche etc.
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