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Namaste from Nepal Prepared by Bishnu Lamsal Nepal and the world Where is it? Map of Nepal NEPAL AT A GLANCE • Capital: Kathmandu • Language: Nepali • Currency: Rupees • Area: 147,181 sq.km (2.5 X small) • Length: 885 km; Width: 193km • Population: 27.47 million approx. • PGR: 2.24% (PDT: 31 yrs 3 mths) • Life Expectancy: 58 yrs • Religion: Hinduism(80.6%), Buddhism(10.7%) • Major occupation: Agriculture 17% arable land • Time: GMT + 5 hours 45 minutes • Country code: +977 R C H R N O I D A O M T S D O I E N O N D N R A O L N L C O O E P W M H B O P L H E O M R U S S NEPAL AT A GLANCE Currency: Nepalese Rupee (US$ 1 Equals Rs. 95 approx ). Political System: Federal Republic, Multi-party Democracy Climate: Nepal has four major seasons, namely, (1) Winter: December-February, (2) Spring: March-May, (3) Summer: June-August, (4) Autumn: September-November. Nepal can be visited the whole year round. Nepal Is Known As Land Of High Himalayas: 8 Out Of 10 World Highest Peaks Are In Nepal Land Of Brave Gurkhas Birth Place Of Lord Buddha It’s The 2nd Richest Country In The World In Terms Of Fresh Water Resources Nepal: Facts And Figures • Nepal - Occupying Only 0.1% Of The Earth - Is Home To: –2% Of All The Flowering Plants In The World; –8% Of The World's Population Of Birds (More Than 848 Species); –4% Of Mammals On Earth; –11 Of The World's 15 Families Of Butterflies (More Than 500 Species); –600 Indigenous Plant Families; –319 Species Of Exotic Orchids. People Of Nepal: Gorkhas People of Nepal People of the hill region A Gurung woman Chhettri children Young Newari girls Pictures from the Himalayan region Pictures from the plains Of Nepal A Tharu girl A young Tharu in wedding jewelry Buddha’s birthplace Lumbini, where Siddhartha Gautam was born Arts and sculptures Festivals Festivals DASHAIN TIKA TIHAR MANJUSHREE DANCE NEPALI FOLK DANCE NEPALI FOLK DANCE Kathmandu: City of temples Pokhara- Nature’s paradise Nepal and the Himalayas Mount Everest: 8848m Nepal and the Himalayas Nepal and the Himalayas Nepal and the Himalayas Nepal: Landscapes Phewa Lake Nepal Landscapes Nepal: Landscapes Yak Caravan Nepal Landscapes Nepal:agriculture Farms in Nepal Nepal: Agriculture Farmers in Nepal Nepal Agriculture Farmers in Nepal Food Nepal Wildlife Royal Bengal Tiger Nepal Wildlife One-horned Rhino Musk Deer Tourism In Nepal White water rafting Paragliding Mountain Flights Trekking Adventures In Nepal TREKKING RAFTING MICROLIGHT AIRCRAFT BUNJEE JUMPING PARAGLIDING MOUNTAIN CLIMBING My School Nepal Model H.S. School Waling, Syangja, Nepal Nepali Folk Song Narau mayalu (don’t cry my dear) It is a very popular nepali folk song which tells about the sorrow that brings when someone beloved walks far away to earn some money for their survival. Here the girl says don’t go any where else we can live happy together but the boy wants to earn some money to tries to console her. Video Samaj T H A N K Y O U .

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