General Information

Area                                : 147,181 Sq. Km
North - South Distance      : 193 KM (Kilo Meter )

East – West Distance        : 885 KM (Kilo Meter)

Population                       : 22 million

Geography                       : Situated between China in the north and India east and west side neighbors of Nepal

Latitude                            : 260 12' and 300 27' North.
Longitude                         : 800 4' and 880 12' East.
Capital                                 : Kathmandu

Political System               : Multi-Party democracy with constitutional
  monarchy

Currency                         : Nepalese Rupee

Language                        : Nepali is the national language. However, travel

                                        Trade people understand and speak English as

                                        Well.

People                               : Nepal has more than 61 ethnic groups and 70

                                        Spoken languages
Seasons                          : Winter (December - February)

Summer (March - may)

Monsoon (June - Aug), Autumn (Sept-Nov)

Flora and fauna / Vegetation

Nepal is a country with exotic flora & fauna, a bird watcher's dream and a home to the unique one horned rhino and the royal Bengal tiger. 840 different species of wetland, migratory and residential birds. 8% of the world's population of birds. 11 of the 15 butterfly families in the world. 2% of the flowering plants. 4% of mammals on earth show the diversified Biology.
Home to Endangered Species Like Royal Bengal Tiger, one horned rhino, snow-leopard, Red panda, Brown bear, Assamese macaque, Gangetic dolphin, wolf, wild elephant, giant horn-bill, swamp deer, wild yak, Tibetan antelope, Black buck, four horned antelope, Musk deer, Pigmy hog, Haspid hare, Pangolin, Gharial, Indian bustard, Saras crane, Impean pheasant, Python, etc. National Flower : Rhododendron Arboreum (Lali Gurans) National Bird : Impean Pheasant (Danfe)

NEPAL OCCUPYING ONLY 0.1% OF THE EARTH - IS HOME TO

2% of all the flowering plants in the world

8% of the world's population of birds (more than 848 species)

4% of mammals on earth

11 of the world's 15 families of butterflies (more than 500 species)

600 indigenous plant families

319 species of exotic orchids

Climate
Because of its differing elevation, Nepal offers varied climatic conditions - from the tropical heat in the Terai to the freezing cold in the mountains. In the mid-hills, particularly Kathmandu, the climate is temperate with warm summers and cool winters. Temperatures range from a maximum of 37 to a minimum of 8 degrees Celsius in the plains, 28 to 2 degrees in the Kathmandu Valley, and between 16 and -6 degrees in the mountains. From June to August is the rainy season.

Climate ranges from sub-tropical in the low lands to Arctic in higher altitudes.

What to wear
Light, loose garments are recommended in spring and summer, while woolens and jackets or similar warm clothing are needed from November to February.

Time

Nepal Standard Time is 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and 15 minutes ahead of Indian Standard Time (IST).

World Heritage Sites

Ten (of which seven World Heritage Sites are situated within 20 KM of radius, in the Kathmandu valley)

Electricity