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About Nepal

Welcome to the country of Nepal. Nepal is an ancient land of snow-covered peaks and amazing people. Twenty-eight distinct ranges of the Himalayan mountain chain traverse this tiny nation nestled between India and (Tibet) China. Nepal boasts eight of the world's ten highest summits, including Mt. Everest (8,850 m).

	Location:	Southern Asia, between China and India
	Geographic coordinates:	28 00 N, 84 00 E
	Area:	147,800 sq km.
	Capital:	Kathmandu
	Land:	136,800 sq km ,
	Water:	4,000 sq km
	Area:	Comparative slightly larger than Arkansas
	Climate:	varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south
	Terrain	Terai or flat river plain of the Ganges in south, central hill region, rugged Himalayas in north
	Lowest point:	Kanchan Kalan 70 m,
	Highest point:	Mount Everest 8,850 m (1999)
	Geography note:	landlocked, strategic location between China and India; contains eight of world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest - the world's highest peak - on the border with Tibet, China.

Population: 29,676,547

Religion:
Hindu	80.6%,	It shows there is less than 1% Christians in Nepal by the census report 2001
Buddhist	10.7%,
Muslim	4.2%
Kirant	3.6%,
other	0.9% (2001 census)