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Nepal's
General Information |
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Map
of Nepal |
| Location: |
Between India & China ( the Tibetan
Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China) |
| Area: |
147,181 Sq. Kms. |
| Latitude: |
26° 12' and 30° 27' North. |
| Longitude: |
80° 4' and 88° 12' East. |
| Capital: |
Kathmandu |
| People: |
Over 40 Ethnic Groups & 70 Spoken
Languages. |
| Political-System: |
Multiparty Democracy with Constitutional
Monarch. |
| Topography: |
From the world's deepest gorge 'Kali-Gandaki'
to highest point on earth 'The Everest' 8, 848Mt. |
| Vegetation: |
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-Aug), Autumn
(Sept-Nov)
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. |
| National Bird: |
Impean Pheasant (Danfe). |
| National Flower: |
Rhododendron Arboreum (Lali Gurans).
One of the few countries in the world where Seven World
Heritage Sites are situated within 20 kms. of radius. |
| Endangered Species: |
Tiger, 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 bustard, Saras crane, Impean pheasant, Python. |
| Wildlife: |
One horned rhino, Royal Bengal tiger,
Snow-leopard, Clouded-leopard, Red panda, Blue-sheep,
Long snouted fish eating Gharial, wild elephant , buffaloes,
bisons, blue bull, brown bear, leopard, crocodiles and
many varieties of cat, dog, deer and antelope families
and 840 different species of wet-land, migratory and
residential birds. |
| A Living Cultural Heritage: |
Our 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. |
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