Nepal at a Glance

Nepal at a Glance

Nepal at a glance Statistics:

Area: 1, 47,181 sq kilometers

Situated: South west and East (India) North (China/Tibet)

Capital: Kathmandu

Language: Nepali

Currency: Rupee

Time: Nepal standard time 5 hour and 45 minute +GMT

Political status: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal

Nepal is the country of natural beauties and cultural diversities. The Himalayan Kingdom is also Birth place of Lord Buddha, The Mt. Everest, Land of Living Goddess Kumari, Brave and warrior ancestors (Gurkhas), Birth place of Sita, Hinduism, Buddhism, Tarai, Hilly region and it’s climate are the main attraction of Nepal. Nepal has a lot of natural resources and it is second richest country in water in the world.  800 kilometers of Great Himalayas surrounds the Nepal from North. The top of the world (Everest) lies in Himalayan regions of Nepal. Nepal has also another feature of Ethnicity. There are more than 106 local dialects. Nepal is the land of temple and architecture. Foreigners visit Nepal to see natural beauties and cultural diversities.

Himalayan part of Nepal near Tibet are Buddhist people and those people who live southern part of Nepal and hill area are more Hindus. 80% people are Hindu, 11% people are Buddhist 4%people are Christian and other 5% people believe in different religion such as Jainism, Jews, and Muslims.

Cities

Kathmandu is the capital city of Nepal and it is the largest metropolitan city in the country covering an area of 19.6 square miles. Kathmandu, Pokhara, Chitwan, Biratnagar, Birgunj, Nepalgunj and Butwal are the major cities of Nepal. The currency of Nepal is Rupees denoted by ISO NPR. Nepali is the official language of Nepal beside this, Newar, Gurung, Rai, Limbu, Sherpa, Tharu, Tamang, and Maithili are other spoken language but all there are 106 local languages. For the most part agriculture is the main resource of income contributing 40% to GDP. In conclusion Nepal is one of the beautiful country in the World. Nepal at a glance