About Nepal »

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

It borders with the People's Republic of China in the North and India in the South respectively.

AREA : 147,181 sq. kilometers.
ALTITUDE : Varies from 70 meters to 8848 meters.
CAPITAL : Kathmandu
POPULATION : About 23 Millions
LANGUAGE : Nepali is the national language of Nepal. Educated people understand and speak English as well.

TIME
Nepal Time is 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of GMT and 15 minutes ahead of Indian standard time.

CLIMATE
Nepal has four major seasons, namely, (1) Winter: December-February, (2) Spring: March-May, (3) Summer: June-August, (4) Autumn: September- November. Nepal can be visited the whole year round.

PEOPLE & RELIGION
Nepalese people are mainly divided into two distinct groups the Indo-Aryans and the Mongoloids. The Kathmandu Valley is the spiritual and cultural meeting point of all these groups. Nepal is the only Hindu Kingdom in the world. Hindu Temples and Buddhist shrines are scattered all over the kingdom. Nepal is the birthplace of Lord Buddha, the Light of Asia. There is a complex blending of Hinduism and Buddhism in Nepal.

Nepalese people depict the character of all necessity character that one should posses in offering service.

Sincere, faithfulness and reliability is the inborn instinct that gives the prominent introduction of the Nepalese people. The Gurkha regiments are the distinct example. In addition, Victoria Cross to many Gurkha soldiers manifest another immortal introduction of Nepalese people's bravery.