About Nepal

Nepal is located in South Asia sharing borders with India and China. Kathmandu is the capital and largest metropolitan city of Nepal. Known as extensive natural beauties with the iconic Himalayan including the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest (8848.86 meters), is a world in itself. Nepal is a country of highly diverse and rich geography, culture, and religion and offers a wide variety of adventure tourism destinations. Of the 14 peaks above 8,000 meters in the world eight are located in Nepal. Nepal is also the birthplace of Lord Gautama Buddha. It should also be noted that Nepal is the second-largest country in the world in water resources.
Location: Between China in the north and India in the east, west and south.
Latitude/longitude: 26°22’ and 30°27’ north. /80°4’ and 88°12’ east.
Area: 147,181 sq. Km. (800 km in length and 200 km in width approx.)
Capital: Kathmandu [Kathmandu is the capital city of Nepal with a valley surrounded by Four beautiful hills -Fulchowki, Chandragiri, Shivapuri and Nagarjun.]
Population: 30 million approx.
People & language: About 60 ethnic groups. Most of them have their own distinct cultures, Traditions and languages. Nepali is the official language. Nepali is the official language Whereas all languages spoken within Nepal are termed as national languages.
Currency: Nepalese rupee (us $ 1= rs.100 approx.)
Religion: 80.62% Hindus, 10.74% Buddhists, 4.20% Muslims and the rest Kirants, Jains and Christians living harmoniously.
Climate: Nepal has four seasons: 1. Winter (Dec – Feb) 2. Spring (MarMay) 3. Summer (June-Aug) 4. Autumn (Sep-Nov). Nepal can be visited throughout the Year. However, the period between September to June is the best one.
Nepal Standard Time: 5 hours and 45 minutes ahead of GMT