Nepal Country Information

Area: 147,181 sq km Population: 27 million Capital city: Kathmandu (pop. 1,096,865 ) People: Bramhans, Newars, Indians, Tibetans, Gurungs, Magars, Tamangs, Bhotias, Rais, Limbus, Sherpas etc. Language: Nepali (also called Gurkhali) Religion: 90% Hindu, 5% Buddhist, 3% Muslim, 2% other GDP: US$26.2 billion GDP per head: US$280 Annual growth: 4.9% Inflation: 7.8% Major industries: Tourism, pasmina, carpet, textile, small rice, jute, sugar, oilseed mills, cigarettes, cement and brick production, rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, root crops, milk, water, buffalo meat Unit of Currency: Rupee(Rs.) Highest Elevation: Mt. Everest 8,848m (29,028 ft) Lowest: 70m. (near Janakpur) Average temperature in Kathmandu: January: Minimum 2.2 C (36F); Maximum 17.8 C (64F); June: Minimum 26.7 C (80F); Maximum 32.2 C (90 F); Rainfall: 1,520 mm. Topography: The world’s deepest gorge kali Gandaki to highest point the Everest 8848mt. Longitude: 80° 4\' and 88° 12\' East Latitude: 26° 12\' and 30° 27\' North Power: 220 volt, AC, in large lowland town Flora and Fauna: Nepal’s flora and fauna can be divided into four major region they are: 1. Tropical Deciduous Monsoon Forest: 2. Subtropical Mixed Evergreen Forest 3. Temperate Evergreen Forest 4. Sub alpine and Alpine Zone

Ranging from the subtropical forest of the terai to the great peak of the Himalayas in the north, Nepal abounds with some of the most spectacular sceneries in the whole of Asia, with a verity of fauna and flora also unparalleled elsewhere in the region. Between Nepal geographical extremes, one may fine every vegetation type, from the treeless steppes of the trans-Himalayan region in the extreme north and the birch, silver fir, larch and hemlock of the higher valleys to the oak, pine and rhododendron of the intermediate altitudes and the great sal and sissau forests of the south.