Nepal General Information

Nepal

Nepal is one of the richest country in the world in terms of bio- diversity due to its beautiful and unique geographical position and latitudinal variation. The altitude of the country ranges from 60 meter above sea level to the highest point/ range on the earth, Mount Everest (8848 meter), within 150 km aerial distance.

Nepal occupying only 0.1% of the total area of the earth is home to:

2% of all the flowering plants in the world
4% of mammals on earth
8% of the world’s population of birds (more than 848 species)
600 indigenous plant families
11 of the world’s 15 families of butterflies (more than 500 species)
319 species of exotic orchids

Nepal at Glance

Area: 147,181 sq. km

Population: 27.80 million

People: Nepal has 125 caste/ ethnic groups and more than hundreds of local languages spoken by people from the many ethnic groups.

History: Nepal were more than two hundred small Kingdoms before 1768 AD in Nepal. The Kathmandu valley, kingdom was ruled by Malla dynasty. The king Prithivi Narayan Shah who combined and made modern Nepal by operation of national integration in 1768 AD. The Shah Rules and empire are no longer in Nepal.

Geography: Situated between China in the north and India in the south, east and west. Nepal is divided into three main geographical 

Biological Diversity: Nepal is small country in world but it has unlimited biological diversity. It has different conserve areas and national parks to conserve and protect bio- diversity in those areas. There are living endangered animals like one- horned rhinos, Royal Bengal Tiger, Red Panda and other protected different animals. Also there a total of 118 ecosystem, thirty five forest and seventy five vegetation have been identified quite far. Other species are preserved in diverse protected areas of Nepal.

Regions: Nepal has major three different region, Himalaya region: the altitude of 4877 meter to 8848 meter. Mountain region, the altitude down from 4877 meter to lower churia range. Tarai region, the lower land altitude of 67 meter to 300 meter. The lowland binding is categorized by tall grassland, sal forest, and scrub savannah and clay rich swamps.  

Capital: Kathmandu, is the capital of Nepal. It is also announces the headquarters of the South Asian Association for Regional Co- operation (SAARC). The Kathmandu city stands at altitude of around 1400 meter. It is surrounded by four different hills; Nagarjun, Shivapuri, Chandragiri and Phulchoki. The Kathmandu valley has three major district, Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur. Where has highest population density in Nepal and it is the gateway to tourism in Nepal. The city has a rich cultural and historical, covering around 2000 years, as secondary from legends found in the Kathmandu. The historic parts of Kathmandu valley were collapsed by a 7.9 magnitude earthquake on 25 April 2015.

Language: Nepali is the national language of Nepal; travel-trade people understand and speak English quite well. They also understand and speak selected international languages like French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Indian and other more.

Currency: Nepali Rupee, Nepal bank notes comes in rupees 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 quantities. Travelers can exchange their currency from the authorized money exchange and bank. After arrive at the airport, you also can exchange foreign currency at the authorized exchange counter.

Political system: Nepal performers’ multi- party system of democracy by president as the head of nation and prime minister playing executive power. Nepal has been confirmed as a federal democratic republic through the first meeting of constituent assembly on May 28, 2008.

Religion: Nepal is a secular nation and it respects to other different religion within its states. Nepalese people are mostly divided into two separate groups, the Mongolian and Indo- Aryans. The Buddhist shrines and Hindu temples are scattered all over the state. Without Buddhist and Hindu, there are Christians, Muslims and other religion of people stay together with perfect brotherhood and also equally exist in Nepal.

Culture and Traditions: Nepal is richest country in ancient culture and traditions. The different stupa, monasteries, various temples and religious places significance are found everywhere in the country. This country is home to over 60 ethnic groups and original populations that have their different culture, traditions and colorful lifestyle. These ethnic communities speak more than 100 local languages, which making Nepal a states of great colorful culture. According to Nepali calendar, they have been celebrating colorful festival everywhere in Nepal.

Mountains: Nepal is wonderful mountain country and the most important of the world popular Himalayan range situated in Nepal. It is the home of 8 of 14 (8000 meter) peaks with the world highest mountain Mount Everest. Other famous 8000 meter peaks in Nepal are Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Makalu, Manaslu, Cho- oyu, Lhotse and Kanchanjunga separately lies the mountain. Nepal has hundreds of other unique and exciting and challenging peaks in the lakes of Ganesh Himal, Gaurishankar Himal, Mera peak, Amadablam and Island and other more. The government of Nepal has fully opened 326 peaks for mountaineering activities.

Climate: Nepal has four different seasons; autumn: from late September to November, is clear skies, causal cold and in this time, the best and popular trekking seasons. Winter: from December to February, this time cold at night and could be foggy in the morning and afternoon are generally clear and enjoyable and there are specially snow in the mountains. Spring; from March to May, it is warm and dusty with little rain shower sometimes but is the most popular trekking seasons. Summer; is starts from June to August and this seasons quite monsoons, where the hills turn green and lush. Nepal can visited the whole year round.

What to wear: Before leaving your country, we recommended you a light weight clothing from May through October. Warm garments are required in October-March. An umbrella or raincoat is a must for the rainy season and trekking seasons.

Entry and exit points in Nepal

Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), Kathmandu.
Kodari- Khasa, central part of Nepal connected with Tibet China.
Rasuwaghadi- Kerung, central part of Nepal connected with Tibet China.
Kakarbhitta, eastern part of Nepal connected with India
Birgunj, central part of Nepal connected with India
Gaddha Chauki, far- western part of Nepal connected with India and close to Bardia National Park.
Belhia, western part of Nepal connected with India and close to Lumbini.
Mohana, far- western connected with India and close to Bardia National Park.
Jamunaha, mid- western part connected with India and close to Bardia National Park.

Some Do's & Don'ts in Nepal

'Namaste' is the custom of greeting in Nepal. Namaste is achieved by joining two palms together. The first word our guests would hear in Nepal is 'Namaste'.

We should take off our shoes before entering the Nepalese homes, temples and Monastery.

Mouth touched foods and drinks is considered as impure in Nepal. Please do not use the same fork, spoon and hands in Nepali people’s plate or food which is already used by you. Also do not drink from their glass and bottle and eat from their plates.

In village areas, especially rural areas please avoid skimpy outfits.

Get a full permission before entering the Hindu temples for westerners are not allowed to take photographs and enter in some Hindu temples.