Greetings from Nepal : The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal...Thank you for sending this card for me Olga..another "flags of the world card for my collection as it grows.
Posted Kathmandu.: 04 January :
POPULATION.:Nepal has a population of 26,494,504 inhabitants.
AREA.: Nepal covers an area of some 147, 181 KM2.
CAPITAL of Nepal is Kathmandu.
FAMOUS. Nepal is famous for having the top ten highest mountain peaks in the world. 1. Mount Everest , 3.Kangchenjunga ,4 Lhatse ,5 Matalu , 6.Cho Oyu , 7.Dhaulagirl ,8 Manaslu , 10 Annapurna.
UNESCO SITES: Nepal has the densest concentration of Unesco World Heritage Cultural Sites Kathmandu Valley alone has 7 World Heritage Sites.within a radius of 15 kilometers.
UNIQUE : Kumai The living Goddess in the World : Nepal has the tradition of worshipping pre-pubescent girls as manifestations of the divine female energy. A Kumari is believed to be the incarnation of Taleju.
BIRDS.: Nepal has more species of birds (870 )than all of Europe and North Africa combined.
GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.:and rises from as low as 59 meters elevation in the tropical Teral to over 90 peaks over 7,000 meters including the earths highest peak of 8,484 meters .Mount Everest.
CULTURES AND RELIGIONS.: Nepal has over 80 ethnic groups speaking one of 123 languages.
HISTORY: Birthplace of The Lord Buddha. Siddhartha Gautama was born in 563 BC Lumbini Nepal.
FLAG. The Nepalese flag design has been in use for more than 2,000 years.The only flag in the world that is not quadrilateral.
KINGDOM OF NEPAL.:1768-2008. REPUBLIC DECLARED :MAY 28th.2008.
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