Nepal

Nepal is a landlocked country located in the heart of Asia. It has recently been announced as the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. It is located in the Himalayas and touches the border of China in the north and India in the south. Kathmandu is the capital and the main business center of Nepal. With an area of 147,181 square kilometers it is comprised of approximately 70% of hills and mountains. With a population of approximately 30 million it is the 41st most populated country in the world. Nepal is best known for its geographical features including the mountains with the highest peaks in the world and for the rich flora and fauna in its vast hilly forests. It is divided into mainly three broad physio graphic areas namely the mountain region, the hilly region and the tarai region all three parallel to each other, from east to west, as continuous ecological belts, the bio diversity being the different in each belts. Although Nepal has a temperate climate, the climatic condition differs within the three ecological belts. The mountain region mostly has a cold climate with snowfall and rain. The hilly region has a warm climate occupied with rainfall in the monsoons and the tarai region basically known as the food basket of Nepal has a warm climate.