WELCOME AND NAMASTE

TO NEPAL

Prepared by: Kalpana Khanal

NEPAL AND THE WORLD

Where is it?
MAP OF NEPAL
 NEPAL AT A GLANCE
 Area: 147,181 sq. km

 Geography: Situated between China in the north and

India in the South.

 Capital: Kathmandu

 Population: 22 Million

 Language: Nepali is the national language. However,

travel-trade people understand and speak English as
well.
 NEPAL AT A GLANCE
Currency: Nepalese Rupee (approximately US$ 1 equals Rs. 70.94 ).

Political System: Multi-party Democracy With constitutional monarchy

but now there is active monarchy.

Religion: Nepal enjoys the distinction of being the only Hindu Kingdom
in the world. However, there is a harmonious blending of Hinduism and
Buddhism.

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 BRAVE GURKHAS

 LAND OF HIMALAYAS: 8 OUT OF 10 WORLD

HIGHEST PEAKS ARE IN NEPAL

 ONLY HINDU KINGDOM IN THE WORLD

 BIRTH PLACE OF LORD BUDDHA

 IT’S THE 2ND RICHEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD IN

TERMS OF 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.
FLAG OF NEPAL
PEOPLE OF NEPAL:GORKHAS
PEOPLE OF NEPAL
 People of the temperate ( 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

 POLITICAL SYSTEM OF NEPAL
King Gyanendra Queen Komal

Royal Palace
Political Situation of Nepal

Maoist Rebels
Protest against King’s Move
Religion and Culture: Hindu Temples
 Nepal: Birthplace of Lord Buddha

Lumbini: Lord Buddha’s Birthplace

ARTS AND SCULPTURES
FESTIVALS
KATHMANDU:CITY OF TEMPLES
Pokhara- nature’s paradise
NEPAL AND THE HIMALAYAS
Mount Everest: Top of the World
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
NEPAL WILDLIFE
NEPAL WILDLIFE

One-horned Rhino

Musk Deer
 TOURISM IN NEPAL

White water rafting Paragliding

Mountain Flights

Trekking
THANK YOU FOR YOUr TIME
AND
NAMASTE