2. NEPAL Prepared by, Prepared by, Mr. Mehboob Ul Haque Mr. Mehboob Ul Haque B073312, 3 rd Semester(A), B073312, 3 rd Semester(A), BBA BBA

3. NATURALLY NEPAL ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH

4. NEPAL AT A GLANCE Area: 147,181 sq. km Location: Situated between China in the north and India in the south, east and west Capital: Kathmandu Population: 25.8 million Language: Nepali Currency: Nepali rupee

5. Political System: Federal Democratic Republic Religion: Secular State with pre- dominance of Hindu and Buddhist population Climate: Major Seasons are Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Monsoon

6. NATURE Mount Everest: World’s Highest peak(8848m) 2% of all the flowering Plants in the World 8% of the World’s population of birds More than 848 species of birds 11 of the World’s 15 families of butterflies More than 500 species of butterflies

7. 35% of land covered by forest 4% of mammals on Earth 20% is protected as National park 600 indigenous plant families 319 species of exotic orchids Lush green tea gardens Thick Tropic Jungles

8. WORLD HERITAGE SITES OF NEPAL Kathmandu Durbar Square Patan Durbar Square Bhaktapur Durbar Square Pashupatinath Temple Swayambhunath Stupa

9. World Heritage Sites Of Nepal Baudanath Stupa Changu Narayan Temple Lumbini- Birthplace of Buddha Chitwan National park(932 sq. km) Sagarmatha National park(1148 sq. km)

10. PEOPLE AND CULTURE More than 80% Hindus 10% Buddhists 5% Muslims 5% Others(Christains, Shikhs, Jain, Kirat, etc) 40 Ethnic groups

11. PEOPLE AND CULTURE 70 Spoken Language Over 3000 temples 1200 Monastries and Lamastries More festivals than days in a Year Grand and Ancient Architecture

12. NATIONAL PARKS Chitwan National park(932 sq. km) Sagarmatha National park(1148 sq. km) Bardiya National park(968 sq. km) Langtang National park(1710 sq. km) Rara National park(106 sq. km)

13. NATIONAL PARKS Shey-Phoksundo National park(3555 sq. km) Khaptad National park(225 sq. km) Makalu-Barun National park(1500 sq. km) Shivpuri National park(144 sq. km)

14. Famous Tourists Destinations Kathmandu Pokhara Namche Bazaar Lumbini Janakpur

15. Famous Tourists Destinations Humla Jumla Dharan Tansen Nagarkot

16. Adventures Trekking Rafting Bungy Jumping Mountain flights Boating

17. Adventures Paragliding Canyoying Cable Car Jungle safari The elevation-from 8848m to 60m within 150km