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Geography
Nestled among the world's greatest
mountains, Nepal - the 'Abode of the Gods' - is surrounded
on three sides by India and on one side by China. Only
147,181 square kilometres in area, it is one of the world's
most geographically diverse territories.
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Flora & Fauna
Nepal's wildly varying ecosystems support a vast range of
vegetation and wildlife. This includes over 6,500 known species
of trees, shrubs and wildflowers, more than 800 bird species
(at nearly 10 per cent of the entire world's bird species,
the figure is higher than that of Canada and the United States
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History
There are few places on the planet like Nepal, a country of
such delightful contrasts and diversity, that most visitors
are tempted to return to it again and again. The fact that
it was remotely located and closed to the world until the
1950s lends it an added sense of mystery.
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Society & Conduct
Nepalese society is far more westernized today than it was
fifteen years ago. This in a way makes it easier for tourists
to be themselves. Guidebooks on Nepal written by foreigners
once advised visitors to avoid wearing tight revealing dresses,
but the new generation of Nepalese thinks nothing of wearing
such dresses. However, westernization is only skin-deep. Most
Nepalese are still conservative in their thinking, conduct
and way of life.
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Gods, Myths & Religion , Languages
The people of Nepal are so diverse ethnically that there are
well over 50 different languages and many more dialects spoken
by the Nepalese people. The languages can however be categorized
into two distinct groups: the Sanskrit based languages, which
originated in the plains and the Tibeto-Burman languages of
the hill tribes. The two groups can also be categorized according
to their physical features. The basic distinction being the
Mongoloid features of the Tibeto-Burman language speaking
people and the Aryan features of those speaking the Sanskrit
based languages.
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Ecology & Environment
In length and breadth, Nepal is just another small country,
but in height, it's a world-beater. Not only does it possess
the world's tallest mountains, including Everest and Annapurna,
they're also the youngest - and still growing! Apart from
its four mountain ranges - Chure Hills, Mahabharat Range,
the Himalayas and the Tibetan Marginals - Nepal also has vast
plains in the south, fertile valleys in the midlands and high-altitude
deserts in the north.
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National Parks and Wild life Reserves.
There are 16 national parks and wild life reserves and conservation areas in Nepal, occupying over 16% of its total area. Visitors have to pay an entrance of Rs 650 per person to enter a protected area (Annapurna Rs 1000 and Shivapuri Rs 250. Trekking permits are necessary to trek in the national parks located in the mountains.
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