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GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
Nepal borders with the People's Republic of
China in the North and India in the South respectively.
AREA :
147,181 sq. kilometers.
ALTITUDE: Varies from 70 meters to 8848 meters.
CAPITAL : Kathmandu
POPULATION : About 23 Millions
LANGUAGE
Nepali is the national language of Nepal. Educated people
understand and speak English as well.
TIME
Nepal Time is 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of GMT and 15
minutes ahead of Indian standard time.
CLIMATE
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Nepal
has four major seasons, namely:-
(1) Winter:
December-February,
(2) Spring: March-May,
(3) Summer:
June-August,
(4) Autumn: September-November.
Nepal can be visited the whole year round. |
PEOPLE &
RELIGION
Nepalese
people are mainly divided into two distinct groups
Indo-Aryans and the Mongoloids.
Kathmandu Valley is the spiritual and cultural meeting
point of all these groups. Nepal is the only Hindu Kingdom
in the world. Hindu Temples and Buddhist shrines are
scattered all over the kingdom. Nepal is the birthplace of
Lord Buddha, the Light of Asia. There is a complex
blending of Hinduism and Buddhism in Nepal.
Nepalese
people depict the character of all necessity character
that one should posses in offering service.
Sincerity, faithfulness and reliability are the inborn
instincts that gives the prominent introduction about the
Nepalese people. Gurkhas are the distinct instance of
faith for Nepalese manpower abroad. In addition, Victoria
Cross to many Gurkha soldiers manifests another immortal
introduction of Nepalese people's bravery. |