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GENERAL
INFORMATION OF NEPAL

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Location: |
Between India & China ( the Tibetan
Autonomous Region of the People's
Republic of China) |
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Area: |
147,181 Sq. Kms. |
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Latitude: |
26°
12' and 30° 27' North. |
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Longitude: |
80° 4'
and 88° 12' East. |
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Capital: |
Kathmandu |
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People: |
Over
40 Ethnic Groups & 70 Spoken Languages. |
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Political-System: |
Multiparty Democracy with Constitutional
Monarch. |
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Topography: |
From
the world's deepest gorge 'Kali-Gandaki'
to highest point on earth 'The Everest'
8, 848Mt. |
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Vegetation: |
Nepal
possesses some of the most outstanding
bio-diversity in the world, ranging from
sub-tropical Rain-forests to Alpine
deserts. |
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Weather: |
Climate ranges from Tropical in the low
lands to Arctic in higher altitudes. |
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Seasons: |
Winter
(December-February), Summer (March-May),
Monsoon (June-Aug), Autumn (Sept-Nov) |
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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. |
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National
Bird: |
Impean
Pheasant (Danfe). |
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National
Flower: |
Rhododendron
Arboreum (Lali Gurans). |
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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.
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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. |
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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. |
One of the
few countries in the world where Seven World
Heritage Sites are situated within 20 kms. of
radius.
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