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Location: |
Beween India & China ( the
Tibetan Autonomous Region of the People's
Republic of China) |
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Area: |
147,181 Sq. Km |
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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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Time Different: |
+5:45 GMT |
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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' 8,848 m |
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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 desert |
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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)
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).
One of the few countries in the world where
Seven World Heritage Sites are situated
within 20 km radius |
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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 snorted 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 & Witchcraft
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 |
