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Nepal is a
beautiful and small country existing in the big continent of
Asia. It is located in between the latitude of 260 22' north
to 300 27 north and longitude 800 4' east to 880 12' east and
elevations ranges from 90 to 8848 meters. The average length
being 885 km. east to west and average breadth is about 193 km
north to south. Nepal is a land locked country encircled by
two most popular countries of the world, India in the east,
west and south and China in north. It has total area of
147,181 sqr. km. and occupies o.03% of the total land of the
world and o.3% of Asia subcontinent. It is inhabited by 22
million people of more than 60 caste and ethnic groups.
Nepal has been divided into there geographical regions from
north to south. The northern range is covered with stone over
the year and is called mountain region (Himalayas). Mount
Everest, the highest peak of the world stands in this region.
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