About Nepal

A landlocked country lying between India and China, Nepal contains Mount Everest (8,850 meters), the tallest mountain in the world. It is also the land where the Enlightened One, Lord Gautama Buddha was born and attained enlightenment at Lumbini in Nepal. Nepal has a strip of level land that is partly forested and partly cultivated. North of that lies the slope of the main section of the Himalayan range, including Mount Everest and many other peaks standing over 8,000 meters.

Some Facts About Nepal

Map references: Asia
Total Area: 140,800 km2
Land: 136,800 Km2
Water: 4,000 km2
State Nickname: "The Natural State"

Total Land Boundaries: 2,926 km
Border Countries: China: 1,236 km,
India: 1,690 km
Coastline: 0km (Landlocked)
Maritime Claims: None (Landlocked)

Population:
1981: 15,022, 839
1990: 19,145,800

Climate: Varies from cool summers & severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south.

Irrigated Land: 11,350sq km (1998 Est.)
Arable Land: 20.27%
Permanent Crops: 0.49%
Other: 79.24% (1998 Est.)

Natural Resources: Quartz, Water, Timber, Hydropower, Scenic Beauty, Small Deposits of Lignite, Copper, Cobalt, Iron ore.

Elevation Extremes:
Lowest Point: Kanchan Kalan 70m
Highest Point: Mt. Everest 8,848m