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WELCOME AND NAMASTE TO NEPAL

WELCOME AND NAMASTE TO NEPAL. Prepared by: Kalpana Khanal. NEPAL AND THE WORLD. Where is it?. MAP OF NEPAL. NEPAL AT A GLANCE. Area : 147,181 sq. km Geography : Situated between China in the north and India in the South. Capital : Kathmandu Population : 22 Million

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WELCOME AND NAMASTE TO NEPAL

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  1. WELCOME AND NAMASTETO NEPAL Prepared by: Kalpana Khanal

  2. NEPAL AND THE WORLD Where is it?

  3. MAP OF NEPAL

  4. NEPAL AT A GLANCE • Area: 147,181 sq. km • Geography: Situated between China in the north and India in the South. • Capital: Kathmandu • Population: 22 Million • Language: Nepali is the national language. However, travel-trade people understand and speak English as well.

  5. NEPAL AT A GLANCE Currency: Nepalese Rupee (approximately US$ 1 equals Rs. 70.94 ). Political System: Multi-party Democracy With constitutional monarchy but now there is active monarchy. Religion: Nepal enjoys the distinction of being the only Hindu Kingdom in the world. However, there is a harmonious blending of Hinduism and Buddhism. 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.

  6. NEPAL IS KNOWN AS • LAND OF BRAVE GURKHAS • LAND OF HIMALAYAS: 8 OUT OF 10 WORLD HIGHEST PEAKS ARE IN NEPAL • ONLY HINDU KINGDOM IN THE WORLD • BIRTH PLACE OF LORD BUDDHA • IT’S THE 2ND RICHEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD IN TERMS OF WATER RESOURCES

  7. NEPAL:FACTS AND FIGURES • Nepal - occupying only 0.1% of the earth - is home to: • 2% of all the flowering plants in the world; • 8% of the world's population of birds (more than 848 species); • 4% of mammals on earth; • 11 of the world's 15 families of butterflies (more than 500 species); • 600 indigenous plant families; • 319 species of exotic orchids.

  8. FLAG OF NEPAL

  9. PEOPLE OF NEPAL:GORKHAS

  10. PEOPLE OF NEPAL

  11. Chhettri children A Gurung woman Young Newari girls People of the temperate ( Hill ) region

  12. Pictures from The Himalayan Region

  13. Pictures from the Plains of Nepal A Tharu girl A young Tharu in wedding jewelry

  14. POLITICAL SYSTEM OF NEPAL King Gyanendra Queen Komal Royal Palace

  15. Political Situation of Nepal Maoist Rebels Protest against King’s Move

  16. Religion and Culture: Hindu Temples

  17. Nepal: Birthplace of Lord Buddha Lumbini: Lord Buddha’s Birthplace

  18. ARTS AND SCULPTURES

  19. FESTIVALS

  20. KATHMANDU:CITY OF TEMPLES

  21. Pokhara- nature’s paradise

  22. NEPAL AND THE HIMALAYAS Mount Everest: Top of the World

  23. Nepal and the Himalayas

  24. Nepal and the Himalayas

  25. Nepal and the Himalayas

  26. Nepal: Landscapes Phewa Lake

  27. Nepal Landscapes

  28. NEPAL:LANDSCAPES Yak Caravan

  29. NEPAL LANDSCAPES

  30. NEPAL:AGRICULTURE Farms in Nepal

  31. NEPAL:AGRICULTURE Farmers in Nepal

  32. NEPAL AGRICULTURE Farmersin Nepal

  33. NEPAL WILDLIFE Royal Bengal Tiger

  34. NEPAL WILDLIFE One-horned Rhino MuskDeer

  35. TOURISM IN NEPAL White water rafting Paragliding Mountain Flights Trekking

  36. THANK YOU FOR YOUr TIME AND NAMASTE

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