Where is Nepal?
- 25-Jan-2019
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Squeezed between the two giants-China and India- of the world, Nepal stands at the highest elevation in the world in South Asia. With an area of 1,47,181 sq.km, it extends 800 km along its Himalayan axis and 150 to 250 kms across. Nepal’s map looks roughly like a twisted rectangle tilted at about 15-degree angle.
Key details about Nepal
| Capital City | Kathmandu |
| Area | 1,47,181 sq.km |
| Average length | 885 kilometers |
| Average width | 193 kilometers |
| Largest Cities | Kathmandu, Pokhara, Lalitpur, Bharatpur, Birgunj, Biratnagar |
| Districts | 77 districts |
| Provinces | 7 Provinces |
| Local-levels | 753 |
| Metropolitan cities | 6 |
| National Language | Nepali |
| Religious State | Secular (Majority follow Hinduism) |
| Government | Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal |
| Population | 26,494,504 (2011 census) |
| Latitude | 26.22' to 30.27' north |
| Longitude | 80.4' to 88.12' east |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| World Heritage Sites | 10 (8 cultural and 2 natural) |
| Currency | Nepalese Rupee |
| Country code +977 |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Nepal
Chitwan National Park
Sagarmatha (Everest) National Park
Kathmandu Durbar Square
Bhaktapur Durbar Square
Patan Durbar Square
Changunarayan Temple
Bouddhanath Stupa
Swayambhunath Stupa
Pashupatinath Temple
Facts about Nepal
- There are 125 ethnic groups with their distinct language and culture in Nepal. This means that after every 6.4 km travel along east-west direction, you will hear new language and can enjoy in new culture.
- Highest mountain of the world (Mt Everest) lies in Nepal.
- Nepal’s flag is non-quadrilateral in shape. With its blue stripes and crimson red background, Nepal’s flag stands unique to others’.
- Slaughtering of cows is illegal in Nepal. Most of the population worship cow as the incarnation of god.
- Bengal Tiger, Red Panda and Snow Leopard are the endangered species that can be seen in protected areas of Nepal.
- Tilicho lake (4919 m) is the lake situated at the highest elevation in the world. It has become an eye for trekkers from all around the globe.
- Chandra Bahadur Dangi (54.6 cm), the shortest person in the world, is from Nepal.
- Momo (like a dumpling) is a special type of food enjoyed by majority of Nepalese.
- Yeti, abominable snowmen, is said to wander in the Himalayas. But, yet, nobody has found one.
- Nepal is the only country, where people still have faith in living goddess (so called ‘Kumari’).
- The light of Asia, Gautam Buddha, embarked his journey of peace from this remarkable holy land.
