WELCOME AND NAMASTE TO NEPAL Prepared by: Kalpana Khanal

NEPAL AND THE WORLD Where is it?

MAP OF NEPAL

NEPAL AT A GLANCE  Area: 147,181 sq. km  Geography: Situated between China in the north and India in the South.  Capital: Kathmandu  Population: 22 Million  Language: Nepali is the national language. However, travel-trade people understand and speak English as well.

NEPAL AT A GLANCE Currency: Nepalese Rupee (approximately US$ 1 equals Rs ). Political System: Multi-party Democracy With constitutional monarchy but now there is active monarchy. Religion: Nepal enjoys the distinction of being the only Hindu Kingdom in the world. However, there is a harmonious blending of Hinduism and Buddhism. Climate: 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.

NEPAL IS KNOWN AS  LAND OF BRAVE GURKHAS  LAND OF HIMALAYAS: 8 OUT OF 10 WORLD HIGHEST PEAKS ARE IN NEPAL  ONLY HINDU KINGDOM IN THE WORLD  BIRTH PLACE OF LORD BUDDHA  IT’S THE 2 ND RICHEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD IN TERMS OF WATER RESOURCES

NEPAL:FACTS AND FIGURES Nepal - occupying only 0.1% of the earth - is home to: –2% of all the flowering plants in the world; –8% of the world's population of birds (more than 848 species); –4% of mammals on earth; –11 of the world's 15 families of butterflies (more than 500 species); –600 indigenous plant families; –319 species of exotic orchids.

FLAG OF NEPAL

PEOPLE OF NEPAL:GORKHAS

PEOPLE OF NEPAL

People of the temperate ( Hill ) region A Gurung woman Chhettri children Young Newari girls

Pictures from The Himalayan Region

Pictures from the Plains of Nepal A Tharu girlA young Tharu in wedding jewelry

POLITICAL SYSTEM OF NEPAL Queen Komal King Gyanendra Royal Palace

Political Situation of Nepal Maoist Rebels Protest against King’s Move

Religion and Culture: Hindu Temples

Nepal: Birthplace of Lord Buddha Lumbini: Lord Buddha’s Birthplace

ARTS AND SCULPTURES

FESTIVALS

KATHMANDU:CITY OF TEMPLES

Pokhara- nature’s paradise

NEPAL AND THE HIMALAYAS Mount Everest: Top of the World

Nepal and the Himalayas

Nepal: Landscapes Phewa Lake

Nepal Landscapes

NEPAL:LANDSCAPES Yak Caravan

NEPAL LANDSCAPES

NEPAL:AGRICULTURE Farms in Nepal

NEPAL:AGRICULTURE Farmers in Nepal

NEPAL AGRICULTURE Farmers in Nepal

NEPAL WILDLIFE Royal Bengal Tiger

NEPAL WILDLIFE One-horned Rhino Musk Deer

TOURISM IN NEPAL White water rafting Trekking Paragliding Mountain Flights

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