1. NAMASTE © NTB

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3. INTRODUCTION National flag of Nepal Area: 147,181 sq. km Nepal is bounded by the Tibet region of China on the north and India on the south, east, and west. Capital city: Kathmandu. Population: 23 million(2001) People: Nepal has more than 61 ethnic groups and 70 spoken languages 8 world heritage listed places Birth place of Lord Buddha (founder of Buddhism)

4. SOME OF THE WORLD HERITAGE SITES OF NEPAL

5. CULTURE AND RELIGION Hinduism and Buddhism constitute two major religions of Nepal Main festival: Dashain In dashain people put on tika and Jamara (small plant) on the forehead And take blessing from respective person Myself taking blessings from father © Ajit

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7. The main occupation of Nepal is agriculture. 80 percentage of total population depends upon agriculture Rice and corn are major food crops; potato, oilseed, sugarcane, jute, and tobacco are major cash crops Major manufactured products include jute, sugar, cigarettes, beer, matches, shoes, cement, and bricks AGRICULTURE AND MANAFACTURING A women working in the field with her child on her back People planting rice plant © Ajit

8. CURRENCY AND BANKING Nepal’s monetary unit is the Nepalese rupee It is issued from the country’s central bank, Nepal Rastra Bank (founded in 1956). 10 Japanese yen = 6.49 rupee (August 26 2005) © NTB

9. CLIMATE OF NEPAL Nepal has four climatic seasons (a) Spring : March-May (b) Summer: June-August (c) Autumn: September- November (d) Winter: January- February A rose at spring season

10. ECONOMY The United Nations (UN) classifies Nepal as one of the least developed countries in the world. China, India, Japan, the United States, and several European nations have made large investments in Nepal’s economy through foreign aid since 1952. The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) was $5.6 billion in 2001

11. ENERGY Most of the energy consumed in Nepal comes from traditional sources such as fuel wood, the use of which contributes to deforestation Tremendous potential exists for hydroelectric power development, but growth is inhibited by terrain, lack of infrastructure, and insufficient capital investment. © Ajit Forest at hilly region which is one of major source of fuel.

12. After the 1951 revolution, Nepal established an education system with free primary education for all children. Primary school begins at the age of 6 and lasts until age 10. In Nepal women are not given chance to get higher education as compared to men. Literacy rate: 49.2% (2002) EDUCATION Nepalese School children The children who don’t go to school © NTB