About Nepal

Namaste! Welcome to a land you will never forget-a land of snow-capped mountains and quite river valleys, of ancient preserved cities and towering pagoda temples, of friendly people and fascinating folkways. Nepal offers unique pleasures for everyone-tourists, mountaineers, trekkers, poets and those in search of a personal Shangri-La.

Nepal is a land for all seasons. Year around there are a myriad places to go, people to meet and sites to see. Year around there are exciting adventurous activities like Trekking, Mountaineering, Heli-Ski, White Water Rafting, Mountain Biking, Paragliding, Bungee Jumping, Rock Climbing, Cannoning,  Jungle Safaris and Mountain flights. There is a delightful, never-ending procession of colorful festivals. Nepal is a land where arts and culture are well preserved.

The core of the mountain complex known as Himalayas ‘Abode of Snow’ is the youngest and highest mountain system of the world. The name is based on the Sanskrit words, “Him” means snow and “alaya” means abode.

The Himalayas are huge mountain range stretching 3000km. east to west and Nepal Himalaya is the largest and highest occupying nearly a third or 800 km. across, with eight Peaks that rise above 8000m. including the third pole of the world. Mt. Everest or “Sagarmatha”.

The main Himalayas are having series of lofty peaks and ridges separated by deep gorges. Each of these mountain peaks or Himals in turn send out a web of urges stubbed with numerous peaks. It is not just the height that gives  the Himalayas their grandeur, but it is also the tremendous contrast with the deep valleys that wind between the peaks.

Government of Nepal has opened 326 peaks for the mountaineering activities among its numerous peaks. Ever since the country was first opened to climbers in 1949, Nepal Himalaya has become a great theatre of mountaineering activities and their drama of success and failure have provided impetus to more men to meet the ultimate mountains.

It is therefore, Nepal Himalaya through all ages has been the centre of attraction to the world, either may be a mountaineer or saint or philosopher or researcher or adventure.

Much of the Nepal’s land above 5000m. is under snow and ice, although the permanent snow-line varies according to aspect and gradient. Winter snowfall occurs up to an elevation of 2000m. and is much heavier in west. In the years to come, Nepal Himalayas is to be the symbol of international friendship and world peace.

Nepal--occupying only 0.1 percent of the total landmass 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 

Area           : 147,181 sq. km 

Geography  : Situated between China in the north and India in the South 

Location      :  Latitude: 2612' to 3027' North Longitude:804' to 8812' East 

Capital        :  Kathmandu 

Population   : 25.2 Million  

People         : 101 ethnic groups and 120 spoken languages 

Climate      :sub-tropical in low lands to arctics in higher altitudes. 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 contains a variety of climatic conditions ranging from the tropical heat of the Terai plains to the freezing cold of the high Himalayan. The mid-hills, particularly the Kathmandu Valley, are pleasant with warm summers and cool winters. Temperatures range between a maximum of 37 and a minimum of 8 degrees Celsius in the plains, 28 and 2 degrees Celsius in the Kathmandu Valley, and between -6 and 16 degrees Celsius in the mountains. The rainy season lasts from June to August.

What to Wear: Light weight clothing is recommended for May through October. Warm Garments are required in October to March. An umbrella or a raincoat is a must for the rainy season.

Economy: Nepal is a developing country with an agricultural economy. In recent years, the country's efforts to expand into manufacturing industries and other technological sectors have achieved much progress. Farming is the main ecomic activity followed by manufacturing, trade and tourism, The chief sources of foreign currency earnings are merchandise export, services, tourism and remittances as well as of Gurkhas. The annual Gross Domestic Product is about US$ 4.3 billion.

Language: Nepali, written in the Devanagari script, is the national language as well as the lingua franca for Nepal's diverse communities. Numerous languages and dialects are spoken in the Country, however, only six (Nepali, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Tharu, Tamang and Nepalbhasa) are spoken by more than half a million people. English and Hindi are widely understood in the urban centers and areas frequented by tourists.

Time Difference: A Nepal standard time is 5 hrs 45 minutes ahead of GMT and 15 minutes ahead of Indian standard time.

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