Location :- Between India & the Tibetan Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.
Area & Population :- 147,181 Sq. Km & approximately 22 million
Latitude & Longitude :- 26'12' and 30'27' north & 80 degree 4' and 88 degree 12' East
Capital :- Kathmandu
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 of Birds)
- 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 of the world's 14 Highest peak (More than 8,000m).
Political System :- Multiparty democracy with constitutional monarchy.
Vegetation :- Nepal possesses some of the most outstanding bio-diversity in the world, ranging from sub-tropical Rain-forests to Alpine Deserts.
Climate :- Climate ranges from sub-tropical in the low lands to Arctic higher altitudes.
Seasons :- Winter (December - February)
Summer (March - May )
Monsoon (June - August)
Autumn (September - November)
National Bird & National Flower :- Impean Pheasant (Danfe) & Rhododendron Arboreum (Lali Gurans)
World Heriatge Sites :- Ten of which seven World Heritage Sites are situated within 20 kms. Of radius, in the Kathmandu Valley.
Flora and Fauna :- 840 different species of wet-land, migratory and residential bird, 8% of the world's population of birds. |
