Nepal Facts

Altitude
The altitude of Nepal varies according to the geographical locations. Nepal bears the low height of 59m from the sea level which falls on Musaharnia of Dhanusa district and it extends up to the top of worlds’ highest peak point Mt. Everest, 8848m. 

Geography
Nepal covers up the total surface area of 147,181sq km. it is in the latitude of 26 degree 12 minute to 30 degree 27 minutes. Likewise in the longitude of 80 degree 04 minute to 88 degree 12 minute. Its altitude varies from 59m at Musaharnia (of Dhanusa district) to 8848m, top of Mt. Everest. It is couched between India and China, the two emerging economic superpowers of the world. It is parted into three major geographical regions, Himalayan, Mountain and Terai region.  The Himalayan region is clad with permanent snow almost in all the seasons. It holds 15% of the total land area. Mountain region is the central section of Nepal, which covers up 68% of total land area. Terai region is taken as a bread basket of Nepal which occupies 17% of total land area.

Population
The national census of Nepal held in 2001 AD. Shows that this nation bears the total population of 23,151,423. The population growth rate is higher than the mortality rate. Nepal government is planning to put down this growth rate into replacement level by 2020AD.

People /Languages
By race, people are divided mainly into two groups: Indo-Aryan and Mongoloids. By caste system they are divided into four major categories: Brahmin, Chhetri, Vaishya and Sudra with their respective professions. There is a mutual bond between them all. Nepali is the national language. It is the official language, even. There are many other different national languages of particular ethnic communities. English is the adopted language especially used in the tourism sector.

Religion
Nepal has introduced religious secularism after the restoration of people’s supremacy in 2006AD. The majority of the people, more than 80 percent are Hindus. After it the next dominant religion is Buddhism. Jain, Islam and Christian are the other emerging religions of Nepal. There is a mutual bond and religious tolerance among all the religion of Nepal.

Time
On the basis of Gaurishankar summit of Nepal, the standard time is determined. This time is 5 hours and 45 minutes fast than GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) and 15 minutes ahead of Indian Standard time.