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Information About Nepal |
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Geography Of Nepal |
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Nepal has always been an independent
country, lying between the Tibetan autonomous region of
the Peoples' Republic of China in the north and India in
the east, south and west respectively. The length of the
kingdom is 885 kilometers from east to west, and its
breath varies from 145 kilometers to 241 kilometers from
north to south. The total area is 147,181 sq.
kilometers. The geographical setting of the country
varies from the Tropical Tarai plains to the peak of
“SAGARMATHA” Mt. Everest (8848m). On the basis of
topography the country can be divided into three main
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Himalayan Region |
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The Himalayas cover about 19 % of the
total land of Nepal but only 2 % of the land is suitable
for cultivation. The altitude of this region ranges 1600
ft- 29035ft (1877m – 8848 m.) It includes 8 of the
highest 14 summits in the world which exceed altitude of
8000 meters. |
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Hilly Region |
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This region is very extensive and
covers about 64 % of total area of which only 10 percent
is under cultivation. The average range of this region
falls between 1000 ft (1300m) to 15000 ft (4500m.) in
altitude. Almost 50 % of peoples and diverse ethnic
groups inhabitants this hills. Wild animals to be found
here. This region is also popular for different kinds of
birds. |
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Terai Region |
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The Tarai region stretches east to west
with fertile low land plains in the southern part of the
country. This belt occupies about 17% of the total area.
It provides excellent farming flat land is 60 to 300 m
(200 ft – 1000 ft) above sea level. Because of its
fertile soil, it is known as the “Granary” of the
country. Royal Bangal tiger, one horned rhino, leopard,
gharial crocodile, wild elephant, many species of birds
and different types of venomous snakes are found here.
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