An Introduction to Nepal
Nepal is a landlocked country located in South Asia. It lies between latitude 26 0 22 ' to 30 0 27 ' north and longitude 80 0 4 ' to 88 0 12 ' east. Nepal occupies 0.03% of total land of the world, 0.3% of Asia, and 3% of South Asia. It is about 1,127 km away from the sea, bay of Bengal.
2. Land Occupied by Nepal
The total area of Nepal is 1,47,181 km 2 ie 56,827 square miles. The average length of Nepal from east to west is 885 km and width from north to south is 193 km.
3. Border of Nepal
Nepal is surrounded by the states of India in the south, west and east: Bihar and Utter Pradesh in the south, Uttrakhanda in the west, West Bengal, and Sikkim in the east; and by Tibet, China, in the north.
4. Time of Nepal
Nepal's standard time is determined on the basis of longitude 86 0 15 ' east that passes through Mt. Gaurishankar lying on Dolkha district. The time of Nepal is 5 hours and 45 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. The time was introduced in Nepal since Baishakh 1, 2042 BS. Nepal's standard time is determined on the basis of longitude 86 0 15 ' east that passes through Mt. Gaurishankar lying on Dolkha district. The time of Nepal is 5 hours and 45 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. The time was introduced in Nepal since Baishakh 1, 2042 BS.
5. More about Nepal
Out of the 14 highest mountains in the world which are over 8,000 meters high lie in Nepal. There are more than 1,300 peaks in Nepal which are 6,000 meters high and over. The big rivers such as Gandki, Koshi and Karnali and beautiful lakes like Rara, Phewa, Gosaikunda along with Himalayas lie in Nepal. Tropical, Meson-thermal, Micro-thermal, Tiga and Tundra climates are found in Nepal because of the diversified topography and the wide differences in climate and weather. Nepal is land of Mt. Everest, the birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha, the country of the third pole and also as the country of unique national flag.
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