1. SEMINAR Jeevan Prasad Suvedi Min Prasad Regmi
on ‘ Audit on nature resource development and protection and sustainable energy’ 14 October - 23 October 2008
Hangzhou, China
Presented by Thakur Prasad Baral
Jeevan Prasad Suvedi Min Prasad Regmi
Kiran Kumar Mishra

2. NAMASTE !
NEPAL

3. Map of Nepal

4. NEPAL IN MAP OF ASIA

5. GENERAL PROFILE LAND-LOCKED (NEAREST SEA PORT 26 Km FAR)
TOTAL AREA Sq. Km.
LENGTH Km East West
BREADTH Km North South
TOTAL POPULATION 25.8 Million
GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISION
Mountain %
Hill %
Terai 17%

6. GENERAL PROFILE ALTITUDE Lowest Point – 70m (Kechana Kalan)
Highest peak – 8848m (Mt. Everest)
CLIMATE
Sub tropical region
SEASON
Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter

7. BASIC RECOGNITION OF NEPAL
INDEPENDENT AND SOVEREIGN
NATURAL DIVERSITIES (OPEN MEUSIUM)
NATION OF MT. EVEREST (HIMALAYAS)
NATION OF GAUTAM BUDDHA
LATEST REPUBLICAN

8. SYMBOLS OF NEPAL ROYALPALACE NATPOL PASUPATINATH
Krishna temple is made of stone

9. BIRTH PLACE OF LORD BUDDHA.
Birth place of Buddha Lumbini in 563 B.C

10. LIVING GODDESS
Kumari
Basantapur Palace, where Kumari resides

11. CULTURE
Magar Culture
Tharu culture
Newari Culture
Gurung Culture

12. HIGHEST PEAK OF THE WORLD: Mt. EVEREST
The Mount Everest , 8848 meter height

13. NATIONAL EMBLEMS
Cow
Danphe
National Flag
Crimson
Colour
Rhododendron

14. SECOND RICHEST IN WATER RESOURCE IN THE WORLD
Number of rivers
Total length of River k.m.
Potentiality of hydro electricity MW
Lakes : Rara, Sheyphoksundo, Phewa, Rupa, Beganas,Tilicho, Gosainkund Maipokhari etc.

15. CITY OF Temple Kathmandu Valley`

16. SOCIAL PROFILE POPULATION: 2001 CENSUS TOTAL: 25851423
MALE: (49.95%)
FEMALE: (50.05%)
RURAL POPULATION: 84%
URBAN POPULATION: 16%
MOUNTAIN: 7.5%
HILL: %
TERAI: 46%

17. SOCIAL PROFILE GRPWEH RATE: 2.24 AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY: 61 Years
TOTAL FERTILITY RATE: 4.1
Infant mortality rate : 64 (Per 1000 live birth)

18. ETHNICITY THREE MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS INDO-NEPALESE TIBETO-NEPALESE
INDIGENOUS

19. RELIGION:
EQUAL RIGHTS & DUTIES FOR ALL RELIGION AFTER THE DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT 2006
HINDUS: 80%
BUDDHISTS: 11%
MUSLIMS: 4%
OTHERS %

20. LANGUAGE National / Official language: Nepali
Spoken as mother tongue: 48.6% of the total population
Nation Languages: 101

21. EDUCATION (Census 2001) LITERACY RATE: 58.74% MALE: 65.08%
FEMALE: %
Enrolment Ratio Primary Level : 80%

22. ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS
DEVELOPMENT REGIONS - 5
ZONES
DISTRICTS

23. LEGISLATIVE Member of Constitution Assembly: -601
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

24. JUDICIARY SUPREME COURT: 1 APPELLATE COURTS: 14 DISTRICT COURTS: 75
SUPREME COURT OF NEPAL

25. ECONOMIC PROFILE ECONOMIC GROWTH RATE 2.24% AGRICULTLRE 3.5%
NON AGRICULTURE 1.5%
ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY: AGRICULTURE
ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE POPULATION: 58.2%
Male 68%
Female 45%
Sector wise GDP Composition:
agriculture: 40%
industry: %
services: 40%
PER CAPITA INCOME: US$

26. MAJOR EXPORTS
Maize,Mustard, Herbal medicine, Ghee ,Dried Ginger, Pulse, Carpets, Garments, Handicrafts, Live animals, Cardamom, Woolen goods, Nepalese paper

27. MAJOR IMPORTS Fuel, Machineries, Electronic Equipments, Raw Materials,
Fertilizers,Vehicles, Fabrics, etc.

28. AGRICULTURE About 80% of economically active population on agriculture
Agriculture contribution in GDP about 36%
Total Agricultural holdings: hectare
Access to irrigation: hectare

29. TOURISM Tourism : major source of foreign exchange earnings
Main Attractions:
Mountaineering
LUMBINI (Birth Place of BUDDHA)
Rafting
Trekking

30. TOURISM (CONTD.)

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