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General Information of Nepal:
Nepal is where nature sweethearts may delight in a special Himalayan setting of incredible magnificence, looking over an assortment of ways, appropriate to their own beliefs of unwinding, contemplation and joy. There is no regular imperative on going in Nepal as all seasons are perfect for voyaging. Every ha its own special appeal.
Nepal is a place where there is uncommon grand quality unmatched in the Himalayas and a mix of old history and lively societies. Flanking the Tibetan Plateau, her domain extends 800km East to West, the world’s most astounding pinnacles including Mt. Everest denoting her northernmost cutoff points, falling downwards in a short 200km range through tough mountains, different bonafide individuals, social decent variety, all around well disposed with religious intersection of Hinduism and Buddhism, conifer, calm and tropical backwoods, porches of paddy, millet and corn to the low-lying lower regions, origination of Lord Buddha that structure the Southern fringes where they unite with the fields of India.
Quick Facts of Nepal:
Area: 147,181 sq.km (143,151 sq.km is involved via land and 4000 sq. km is water)
Government: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Capital: Kathmandu.
National Flower: Rhododendron (pic)
National Bird: Himalayan Monal (Danphe)
National Animal: Cow
Currency: Nepalese cash (around 107 equivalents US$1.00)
Monetary Unit: 1NRs = 100 paisa
Currency Code: Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
TotalPopulation: 29.6 million (2018)
Female: 14,870,577
Male: 14,634,730
Life Expectancy: 64.94years for men and 67.44 years for women
Literacy Rate: Male: 75.8% Female: 55.1%
History:
Nepal has been constantly a free and sovereign nation with wonderful history, culture, and convention that goes back to days of yore. Before the battle of national unification was propelled by King Prithvi Narayan Shah, the Founder of Modern Nepal, Kathmandu Valley was governed by the Malla Kings, whose commitments to craftsmanship and culture are to be sure extraordinary and exceptional. In 1768 AD, the Shah administration climbed the honored position of the bound together Kingdom. Nepal turned into a government republic and was officially renamed the ‘Bureaucratic Democratic Republic of Nepal’ finishing the 200-year-old Shah tradition. The head of state is President who has a formal job in the administration while Prime Minister chosen by the parliament is the head of government vested with official forces.
Geography: Located between the Tibetan Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China in the north and, India in the East, West and South.
“The nation is isolated into three geographical regions”
This locale possesses about 15% of the all out land region. The height of the area extends between 4,877m-8848m. It incorporates eight of the 14 most noteworthy summits on the planet, which surpasses an elevation of 8,000 meters including Everest, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, and others.
This district represents about 68% of the all out land region. It is framed by the Mahabharat go that takes off up to 4,877m and the lower Churiya.
The swamp Terai possesses about 17% of the absolute land zone of the nation.
Landscape: Heavily mountains. 14% of the land is developed. 13% is field, 32% is a backwoods.
“Mainly, Nepal comprises of four main seasons”
September – November is viewed as a harvest time season.
December – February is viewed as a winter season.
March – May is viewed as a spring season.
June – August is considered as summer/storm season.
*The perfect season for trekking in Nepal is throughout the entire year. During the storm time frame, Mustang, Dolpo, Humla, Jumla, Rara Lake is an ideal goal for trekking.
People: More than 61 ethnic gatherings and 70 communicated in dialects, among them Gurung, Magar, Tamang, Rai, Limbu, Newar, Sherpa, Tharu and Indo-Aryan rank gatherings of Brahmin and Chhetri are predominant.
Language: The official language “Nepali”, is generally spoken in Nepal. However, as you travel to the various areas of Nepal, you will discover many neighborhood vernaculars spoken by individuals from different ethnic gatherings. There are 123 ethnic dialects spoken by individuals as a native language (first language) in Nepal. Most have a place with the Indo-Aryan and Sino-Tibetan language. In any case, taught individuals can convey in English.
Major Ethnic Groups: Chhettri 15.5%, Brahman-Hill 12.5%, Magar 7%, Tharu 6.6%, Tamang 5.5%, Newar 5.4%, Muslim 4.2%, Kami 3.9%, Yadav 3.9%, other 32.7%, undefined 2.8% (2001 enumeration).
Religion: 81.3% of the Nepalese populace was Hindu, 9.0% Buddhist, 4.4% Muslim, 3.0% Kirant/Yumaist, 1.42% Christian, and 0.9% pursued other or no religion (2011 evaluation).
Food: Nepalese cooking incorporates a different scope of cooking styles dependent on ethnicity and Nepal’s social assorted variety and geology. While, the staple sustenance dal bhat is eaten all through Nepal. Dal is a lentil soup and is served over bhat (bubbled rice), with tarkari (curried vegetables or meat) together with pickles (fiery topping produced using new fixings). Momo is mainstream inexpensive food in numerous zones of Nepal and filled in as steamed, fricasseed and soup dumpling loaded down with meat or vegetable while Chowmein is a Nepali most loved in present day times dependent on Chinese-style sautéed noodles. Hence, there are assorted flavors from various networks in Nepal.
Currency/Foreign Currency Exchange: Nepali Rupee notes come in Rs. 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100, 500, 1000 sections. Coins come in Rs. 1, 2, 5 and 10 divisions.
You can trade your money into Nepalese rupees at the counter in the air terminal. You have different alternatives to trade cash through banks and other approved remote trade counters in Nepal. You can peruse Nepal Rastra Bank, the national bank of Nepal’s site for the reference of the conversion scale.
Gross Domestic Product: Nepal’s total national output (GDP) for 2016 was evaluated at over $21.4 billion.
GNI per Capita: USD 1000 (as indicated by the financial year 2017-2018).
Main Exports: Carpets, attire articles of clothing, calfskin products, jute merchandise and painstaking work things.
Industries: Tourism, cover, material, little rice, Jute, sugar, and oilseed miles, cigarettes, concrete and block creation.
Agriculture Products: Rice, Corn, Wheat, Sugarcane, Jute, Root Crops, Milk, water etc.
Natural Resources: Hydropower, great mountains, copper, cobalt, iron, water
National Park: Shey-Phoksundo National Park, Sagarmatha National Park, Rara National Park, Chitwan National park, Makalu Barun National Park, Langtang National Park, Shivapuri National Park, Bardia National Park, Kanchenjunga National Park.
World Heritage Sites: Kathmandu Durbar Square, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Patan Durbar Square, Swayambhunath, Boudhanath, Pashupatinath, Changaunarayan and Lumbini.
Natural World Heritage Sites: Royal Chitwan National Park and Sagarmatha National Park.
Conservation Area: Annapurna Conservation Area, Manaslu Conservation Area.
Wildlife Reserve: Shukla Plant Wildlife Reserve, Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Parsa Wildlife Reserve.
Nepal involving just 0.1% of the earth is home to:
It incorporates eight of the 14 most astounding summits on the planet which surpasses a height of 8,000m including Everest, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and others.