Nepal Facts
Nepal with an area of 1,47,181 square kilometers is an independent kingdom located on the Mid-Himalayan mountain section of Asia. It is a small landlocked country situated at a distance of about 500 km. from the nearest sea. It extends from 26deg 22’ N. to 30deg 27’N. And from 80deg…
Nepal is a mountainous country with about 77% of its total area consisting of mountains, hills, elevated plains (locally known as tars) and river valleys. In general, the topographic altitude increases from south towards north. If the highest peak is Mount Everest (8849m) on the north, the lowest point from…
mainly three major river drains Nepal - Kosi, Gandaki and Karnali are their tributaries. These are all perennial rivers forging through varied ranges running in an east-west direction. Other separate rivers originating from the Mahabharat Ranges include the Mechi, Kankai, Kamala, Bagmati, Tinau, Rapti, Babai and Mahakali. The first and…
Though Nepal falls on the regime of sub-tropical monsoon climate, actual climatic conditions vary from area to area depending mainly on topographic altitude. In general, temperature during both summer and winter months decrease from south towards north. However, low river basins of the mountain zone have warmer climate than adjacent…
In Nepal, natural vegetation follows climate. As such, five different types of natural vegetation can be distinguished on the basis of the climate types noted above. These include (a) Sub-tropical Evergreen Forest (b) Deciduous Monsoon forest (c) all reveals that forest (d) alpine grassland (e) Tundra Vegetation. It all reveals…
Forest Resource: It is one of the major resources of Nepal and has been playing a significant role on its economy. The forest existing in the country may be categorised into three major types as mentioned under natural vegetation. At present, approximately 37.6% of the total area of Nepal are…
It is by far the most dominant economic activity of the Nepalese people. It provides employment to 91% of the total population and brings in 52% of the total revenue of Nepal Government. Being a mountainous country, the cultivated land is limited to merely 18% of the total area of…
Owing to various reasons, the process of industrialization is very slow. There are very few large-scale industries and the population engaged in this activity is awfully meager, it being just about one percent of the total national population. Most of the existing industries are agro-based and forest-based. The leading industries…
It is a new type of industry that has been making rapid stride during the period of last two decades. As a vital source of foreign exchanges, it has been playing a crucial role on the entire economy of Nepal. The existence of charming natural beauties and rich cultural heritage…
On the process of economic development in Nepal, foreign trade is no less significant than any other vital wings like agriculture and industry. Along with the growth of population, their wants and the execution of economic plans and projects, the value of Nepal’s foreign trade is progressively growing up. By…
Transport system in Nepal is very poorly developed. Though several factors are involved in it, irregular mountainous terrain accompanied by landlocked location is the major physical constraints affecting the balanced development of transport network in Nepal. This weakness in transport has seriously hampered the speedy development of social-economic life of…
The population of Nepal is composed of various types of ethnic groups like Brahman, Newari, Chhetri, Magar, Satar, Gurung, Sherpa, Rai, Tharu, Thakali, etc. Although all these human communities can be met with in almost all parts of the country, each group has its own care area located in one…
