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Nepal's
General Information
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Map
of Nepal
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| 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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