KNOW NEPAL
KNOW NEPAL
Location : Between India & the Tibetan Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.
Area : 147,181 Sq. Kms.
Latitude : 26* 12' and 30* 27' North.
Longitude : 80* 4' and 88* 12' East.
Capital : Kathmandu.
People : 40 Ethnic Groups & 70 Spoken Languages.
Political-System : Multiparty Democracy with Constitutional Monarch.
Topography : From the world's deepest gorge 'Kali-Gandaki' to highest point on earth 'The Everest'.
Vegetation : As per the size of the country, Nepal possesses some of the most outstanding
bio-diversity in the world, ranging from sub-tropical Rain-forests to Alpine deserts.
Weather : Climate ranges from Tropical in the low lands to Arctic in higher altitudes.
Seasons : Winter (December-Feberuary), Summer (March-May), Monsoon (June-August),
Autumn (September-November).
Monsoon : Mostly rains at night, making the following days crispy clean and fresh.
Most of the northern belt of the Trans-Himalyan zone is rain-shadowed and ideal for trekking.
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