1. Nepal A rare confluence of Natural Beauty and Cultural Diversity Presented by Manju Poudel

2. Geography Area – 54365 Square Miles Nepal has eight out of the ten highest mountains of the World

3. Culture Nepal Has 36 ethnic groups Hindu and Buddhist share same religious values Deepawali (Tihar) Dashai (Dashahara In Teej Prayer wheel

4. Some Interesting Comparisons Population of Nepal (27 070 666) is approx 3 Times larger than population of NYC Nepal’s geographical area is 180 (approx) times larger than NYC 124 languages are spoken in Nepal while 180 languages are spoken in NYC 90% of Nepali earn their living from farming while a very small percentage of Americans do so.

5. Some Interesting Places to Visit Mount Everest – The highest peak of the world (29028 ft from mean sea level)

6. Kathmandu The city of ancient temples and living Goddess

7. Lumbini Birthplace of Lord Buddha

8. Pokhara Pokhara and Annapurna Region – Popular destination for eco- tourism and natural beauty

9. Makalu Barun Conservation Area Famous for rare species of plants, birds and animals, beautiful lakes and Mount Makalu

10. Chitwan national Park Famous place for playing elephant polo and watching birds and animals including Royal Bengal Tiger and Rhino.

11. Problems Nepal is Facing Now Widespread corruption Maoist Guerrilla war Widely acknowledged solution of this problem is election of constituent assembly to ensure transparent democracy King's dictatorshipMilitary rule The people of Nepal are sandwiched between armed forces of the king and the Maoist.

12. Conclusion Nepal is a beautiful country however it is in civil war now

13. Thanks

14. Bibliography  http://www.infoclub.com.np/nepal/detailsoflanguages.htm - This website, though, have no information about publisher, holds genuine and detail information about languages spoken in Nepal – Viewed on 06/3/2005 http://www.infoclub.com.np/nepal/detailsoflanguages.htm  http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/census/popcur.html - This is New York government website. This website I used to find facts like population and geographical area of NYC. I used these facts to compare with the facts on Nepal. – Viewed on 06/03/2005 http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/census/popcur.html  http://www.cbs.gov.np/ - This is Nepali government, central bureau of statistics, website. I used this websites to find statistical facts on Nepal. Viewed on 05/30/2005 http://www.cbs.gov.np/  http://www.worldcityphotos.org/Nepal/ - I used this website to get photographs of Kathmandu and Pokhara. – Viewed on 06/06/2005 http://www.worldcityphotos.org/Nepal/  http://www.google.com – I used this website to search photographs of different places of Nepal – Viewed on 06/06/2005 http://www.google.com  http://www.planholidays.com/images/page_images/bird_watching_ 1.jpg - This website I used to find image of the bird that we can find in Chitwan – Viewed on 06/06/2005 http://www.planholidays.com/images/page_images/bird_watching_ 1.jpg