federal democratic republish of nepal

Nepal,a sovereign independent kingdom, lies between 80.4' and 88.12' east longitude and 26.22' and 30.27' north latitude. It is bounded on the north by Tibet autonomous region of the people's Republic of China; on the east by Sikkim and West Bengal of the Indian Union, on the south by Indian States of Bihar and Uttar Pardesh and on the West by Uttar pradesh of the Indian union. The length of the kingdom is 885 kilometers east and west and its breads varies from 145 to 241 kilometers north- south. Climatically, it lies in the temperate Zone with the added advantage of altitude. Except for some exceptation, there are seldom less than 1220 meters above the sea-level. Nepal is a country of amazing extremes. There are the world's highest mountains including sagarmatha(Mt.Everest 8848 m). It is a country of high Himalayan mountains, artistic monuments, exotic wildlife and diverse cultures. It is the land where Lord Buddha was born over 2,500 years ago. Nepal is primarily an agricultural country. Tourism, Carpets and Garments are the major industries. Enhancement is everywhere, be it on the shoulders of high mountains, on terraced farmlands meticulously craved like stairways out of hill ridges, on cascading mountain rivulets and rushing rivers, or in forests full of wildlife, flowers and bird song. Nepal provides something for everybody tourist, trekker, river runner, wildlife enthusiast, poet, artist, or the weary in search of a personal shangrila. Climatic conditions with in Nepal vary from one place to another in accordance with the geographical features. In the north, summers are cool and winters severe, while in the south summers are sub-tropical and winters mild. The monsoon that brings rain from June through September affects most of the country except those that lie in the rain-shadow areas like Mustang which is within Nepal but a part of the Tibetan plateau. Large tracts of forested land have been preserved as national parks and wildlife reserves where endangered species like the Royal Bengal tiger and the Greater one-horned rhinoceros roam freely along with an amazing variety of mammals and reptiles that include bear, leopards, hyenas, wild boar, wild elephants, monitor lizards, crocodiles, pythons, turtles and various species of insects and birds.