Fast Facts
What is Nepal's national color?
What is Nepal's highest elevated location?
Mount Everest! It is 29,028 feet above sea level.
What are the people of Nepal called?
They are called Nepalese people!
What is the capital of Nepal?
The capital is Kathmandu.
What is the currency of Nepal called?
It is called Nepalese Rupee.
The runway runs off a cliff!
What is Nepal often referred to as?
The "Roof of The World"!
What is the most common religion of people in Nepal to be?
Hindu, with 80.6% of people!
Nepal has a prehistory filled with traditions from....
Newar.
What is Nepals major exports?
Their major exports are; carpets, clothing, leather goods, jute goods and grain.
If you were to compare Arkansas and Nepal, which would be larger?
Nepal, by only slightly!
How many provinces is Nepal split into?
Seven provinces, yet only three are named.
What is Nepal's national animal?
A cow!
The ONLY flag in the world to not be rectangle shaped is Nepal's flag!
What is Nepal's natural resources?
The natural resources in Nepal are; quartz, timber, water, hydropowder, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt and iron ore.
What is Nepal's motto?
"Mother and Motherland are dearer than the heavens."
What is Nepal's coordinates?
About 2800 degrees North and 8400 degrees East.
About how many people live in Nepal?
About 30,000,000 people live in Nepal.
What was Nepal called when Prithvi Narayan invaded it in the 18th century?
They called it the Gorkha Kingdom.
What is Nepal's major imports?
Their major imports are; gold, machinery, equipment, petroleum products and fertilizer.
What is the Nepal national symbol called?
The rhododendron blossom.
Nepal is known to...
have the highest mountain chain on Earth! About 75% of Nepal is mountainous.
What is Nepal's national holiday?
It is the Birthday of King Gyanendra, on July seventh.
In what century did small "kingdoms" start to pop up in Nepal?
What type of government does Nepal have?
The type of government Nepal has is parliamentary democracy and the constitutional monarchy.