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Travel Guide, Nepal

Nepal is a small landlocked country situated between China and India. The total area is 147181 sq.km. Even though the area is quite small, Nepal has eight of the world\'s ten highest mountains, including the Mount Everest.

It\'s a very beautiful country with rich landscapes, cultures, tradition, history and natural beauties. This is why millions and millions of tourists come to visit this country every year.

The landscape range from the world\'s highest point (Mt. Everest)to the land just some metres above the sea level.

Because of the unstable politics, the country is economically poor.
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Top cities

  • Pokhara

    Pokhara valley, with it\'s lake Fewa, occupies the central location in Nepal and is dominated ...

  • Palpa

    Palpa also called Tansen, a hill town, situated on the southern slope of Shreenagar Hill at an ...

  • Kathmandu

    Kathmandu, with it's historical sites and rich culture, is surely one of the world's most ...

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Travelers Info

  • People, society, traditions of Nepal

    Chhettri 15.5%, Brahman-Hill 12.5%, Magar 7%, Tharu 6.6%, Tamang 5.5%, Newar 5.4%, Muslim 4.2%, ...

  • Health in Nepal

    degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and ...

  • Climate of Nepal

    varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in ...

 

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Fast Facts

  • When to go: All year round
  • Population: 28,563,377 inhabitants
  • Area: 147,181 km2
  • Capital: Kathmandu
  • Language(s): Nepali 47.8%, Maithali 12.1%, Bhojpuri 7.4%, Tharu (Dagaura/Rana) 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.6%, Magar 3.3%, Awadhi 2.4%, other 10%, unspecified 2.5% (2001 census) note: many in government and business also speak English (2001 est.)
  • Altitude (in meters): 0
  • Telephone code (prefix): +977
  • Major exports: clothing, carpets, leather goods, jute goods, pulses, grain
  • Major imports: petroleum products, machinery and equipment, electrical goods

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