WELCOME AND NAMASTE TO NEPAL

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WELCOME AND NAMASTETO NEPAL
Prepared by Kalpana Khanal
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NEPAL AND THE WORLD
Where is it?
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MAP OF NEPAL
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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.

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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.

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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
• ITS THE 2ND RICHEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD IN
  TERMS OF WATER RESOURCES

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NEPALFACTS 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.

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FLAG OF NEPAL
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PEOPLE OF NEPALGORKHAS
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PEOPLE OF NEPAL
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People of the temperate ( Hill ) region
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Pictures from The Himalayan Region
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Pictures from the Plains of Nepal

A Tharu girl
A young Tharu in wedding jewelry
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POLITICAL SYSTEM OF NEPAL
King Gyanendra
Queen Komal
Royal Palace
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Political Situation of Nepal
Maoist Rebels
Protest against Kings Move
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Religion and Culture Hindu Temples
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Nepal Birthplace of Lord Buddha
Lumbini Lord Buddhas Birthplace
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ARTS AND SCULPTURES
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FESTIVALS
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KATHMANDUCITY OF TEMPLES
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Pokhara- natures paradise
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NEPAL AND THE HIMALAYAS
Mount Everest Top of the World
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Nepal and the Himalayas
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Nepal and the Himalayas
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Nepal and the Himalayas
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Nepal Landscapes
Phewa Lake
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Nepal Landscapes
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NEPALLANDSCAPES
Yak Caravan
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NEPAL LANDSCAPES
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NEPALAGRICULTURE
Farms in Nepal
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NEPALAGRICULTURE
Farmers in Nepal
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NEPAL AGRICULTURE
Farmers in Nepal
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NEPAL WILDLIFE
Royal Bengal Tiger
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NEPAL WILDLIFE
One-horned Rhino
Musk Deer
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TOURISM IN NEPAL
White water rafting
Paragliding
Mountain Flights
Trekking
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THANK YOU FOR YOUr TIME AND NAMASTE