Explore Nepal in Asia - Nepal Tourism Info

Description and Basic Information

Nepal with its capital Kathmandu is located in Asia (Southern Asia, between China and India). It covers some 140,801 square kilometres (slightly larger than Arkansas) with 29,519,000 citizens. Nepali and English are the some of the languages spoken by the majority in Nepal. It is charing borders with China and India.

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About Nepal

The terrain offers Tarai or flat river plain of the Ganges in south, central hill region, rugged Himalayas in north. The average density of population is about 209 per km². The climate in can be described as varying from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south. Possible natural disasters include severe thunderstorms or flooding, landslides or drought and famine depending on the timing, intensity, and duration of the summer monsoons.

To reach someone in Nepal dial +977 prior to a number. There are 820,500 installed telephones. And there are 7,618,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".np". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz.

The country consists of 14 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of Nepal

Tourism Information

Official Tourism Office

Website: Nepal Tourism

Tourist Service center
Po Box 11018
Bhrikuti Mandap
Nepal

Phone: +977 256229
Fax: +977 256910

Unesco World Heritage Properties

Kathmandu Valley

The cultural heritage of the Kathmandu Valley is illustrated by seven groups of monuments and buildings which display the full range of historic and artistic achievements for which the Kathmandu...

Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage. Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka, who erected...

Royal Chitwan National Park

At the foot of the Himalayas, Chitwan is one of the few remaining undisturbed vestiges of the 'Terai' region, which formerly extended over the foothills of India and Nepal. It has a particularly...

Sagarmatha National Park

Sagarmatha is an exceptional area with dramatic mountains, glaciers and deep valleys, dominated by Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world (8,848 m). Several rare species, such as the snow...

Demographic Information

Age Distribution in Nepal

Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Nepal is growing at an rate of 1.42% (or by 410,827 citizens). Each year 39,085 people leave this country (or 1.40 per thousand citizens) - making it an emmigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 1.55%. Or an total increase of 449,912 citizens.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.