Nepal

Nepal is a landlocked nation in South Asia, bordering India to the North India and to the South, East and West. Nepal also borders with People’s Republic of China (Tibet) to the North as well.

For a relatively small country, Nepal has a diverse landscape, ranging from the humid Terai plain lands in the south to the mountainous Himalayas in the north. Eight of the world’s top ten highest mountains, including Mount Everest, are in Nepal.

Nepal is a multi-cultural, multi-linguistic and multi religious country. For a relatively small country, Nepal has a diverse landscape, ranging from the humid Terai plains in the south to the mountainous Himalayas in the north, which makes it a major tourist destination. Hindusm is practised by a huge majority of the people, but the country also has a strong Buddhist tradition. Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha Siddhartha Gautama is located in the Terai, one of the three regions of Nepal.

The capital Kathmandu is the largest city in the country. The official language is Nepali and the state currency is the Nepales Rupee (NPR). Nepal.s flag is the only national flag in the world that is non-quadrilateral in shape It is believed that Lord Vishnu had organized the Nepali people and given them this flag, with the sun and moon as emblems on it. In a Hindu, it is written that it was Lord Shiva who handed the flag to Lord Vishnu, and then Lord Vishnu to Lord Indra, for the purpose for battling demons.