Geographical Location

Nepal borders with the People’s Republic of China in the North and India in the South respectively.

Area: 147,181 sq. kms

Altitude: 70-8848 Meters

Capital: Kathmandu

Population: About 23 Million

Climate

Nepal has four major seasons, namely:-

Winter: December to February

Spring: March to May

Summer: June to August

Autumn: September to November

Nepal can be visited the whole year around.

Language

Nepali is the national language of Nepal. Educated people understand and speak English as well

Time

Nepal Time is 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of GMT and 15 minutes ahead of Indian Standard Time.

Himalayan and Mountain Region

The Himalayan region of Nepal ranges in the altitude between 3,000m and 8848 m. It houses eight of the fourteen highest mountains on earth. The mountain region occupies 64% of the countries totall land. This region is formed by the Mahabharat Range soaring up to 4877m. To the South lies the Churia range which altitude varies from 610m to 1524 m.

People & Religion

Nepalese people are mainly divided into two distinct groups Indo-Aryans and the Mongoloids, Kathmandu Valley is the spiritual and cultural meeting point of all these groups. Nepal is a Hindu Kingdom. Hindu Temples and Buddhist shrines are scattered all over the kingdom. Nepal is the birthplace of Lord Buddha, the Light of Asia. There is a complex blending of Hinduism and Buddhism in Nepal. Nepalese people depict the character of all necessity character that one should posses in offering service. Sincerity, faithfulness and reliability are the inborn instincts that give the prominent introduction about the Nepalese people. Gurkhas are the distinct instance of faith for Nepalese manpower abroad. In addition, Victoria Cross to many Gurkha soldiers manifests another immortal introduction of Nepalese people’s bravery.