1. WELCOME AND NAMASTE TO NEPAL Prepared by: Kalpana Khanal

2. NEPAL AND THE WORLD Where is it?

3. MAP OF NEPAL

4. 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.

5. NEPAL AT A GLANCE Currency: Nepalese Rupee (approximately US$ 1 equals Rs. 70.94 ). 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.

6. 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

7. 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.

8. FLAG OF NEPAL

9. PEOPLE OF NEPAL:GORKHAS

10. PEOPLE OF NEPAL

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

12. Pictures from The Himalayan Region

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

14. POLITICAL SYSTEM OF NEPAL Queen Komal King Gyanendra Royal Palace

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

16. Religion and Culture: Hindu Temples

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

18. ARTS AND SCULPTURES

19. FESTIVALS

20. KATHMANDU:CITY OF TEMPLES

21. Pokhara- nature’s paradise

22. NEPAL AND THE HIMALAYAS Mount Everest: Top of the World

23. Nepal and the Himalayas

26. Nepal: Landscapes Phewa Lake

27. Nepal Landscapes

28. NEPAL:LANDSCAPES Yak Caravan

29. NEPAL LANDSCAPES

30. NEPAL:AGRICULTURE Farms in Nepal

31. NEPAL:AGRICULTURE Farmers in Nepal

32. NEPAL AGRICULTURE Farmers in Nepal

33. NEPAL WILDLIFE Royal Bengal Tiger

34. NEPAL WILDLIFE One-horned Rhino Musk Deer

35. TOURISM IN NEPAL White water rafting Trekking Paragliding Mountain Flights

36. THANK YOU FOR YOUr TIME AND NAMASTE