Nepal By: Henry Schwarz
Geography Capital: Kathmandu. Other major cities: none. Area: Around the size of Arkansas Land of Terrain: Tarai or flat river plain of the Ganges in south, central hill region, rugged Himalayas in north.
Economy Currency: Nepalese Rupees Imports: petroleum products, machinery and equipment, gold, electrical goods, medicine. Exports: clothing, pulses, carpets, textiles, juice, pashima, jute goods.
Interesting Facts Fact 1: Nepal has the greatest altitude of any location on Earth. Fact 2: The Himalayas was formed 10–15 million years ago. Fact 3: The mountain known as Mount Everest was named after a British man named: George Everest in 1863.
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