Nepal at Glance

Nepal is a country of great contrasts; Himalayan peaks such as Everest and Annapurna, Kathmandu with its colourful kingdom is situated between India and Tibet and it has 22 million people. Elevations in Nepal vary from about 250 feet in the tropical Terai region to 29,028 feet at the Summit of Mt. Everest. Nepali life is rich in culture and religion which gives it a feel all its own

Geography:
The Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal is a landlocked country lies between 800 4'- 800 12' east longitude and 260 22'- 300 4' north latitude. The total area comprises of 147181 sq. km, its border touches Tibetan Autonomous Region of China in the north and India in the east, south and west. The country is rectangular is shape with almost 885 km east/west length and its varies from 145 to 241 km north/south.

History :
The Himalaya Kingdom of Nepal is a country of ancient civilization which can be traced thousand of years before the birth of Christ (B.C). During its long glorious history Nepal has remain always sovereign. Although modern Nepal was country made by king Prithivi Narayan Shah of present dynasty after uniting numbers of principalities and conquering the Kathmandu Valley in 1768 AD. There were many glorious dynasties who contributed a lot to its sovereignty, Thakuris and Mallas. In fact most of the monuments, Pagodas and Stupas, Monasteries which stand as an example of our glorious past originated from the Malla dynasty i.e. from 12 to 18 century.

After the fall of Rana Regime in February 1951, after a popular revolution Nepal saw the dawn of democracy. A democratic revolt of 1990 has reinstated the Multi-party democratic system since April 1990. Nepal is now a democratic country with constitutional monarchy according to the new constitution of November 1990.