Nepal is a country in South Asia. It is located between India and China. It is the 93rd largest country in terms of area and 49th largest country in terms of population. It is the land of Himalaya and Buddha.

1. NEPAL- A HIMALAYAN NATION
Debesh Jha
PhD Candidate
SimulaMet
UiT-The Arctic University of Norway

3. Introduction
• Nepal is divided into 3 geographical
location: 1.Himalaya, Hills, and Plains.
Himalaya
Hills
Plains

4. Cont..
• Name of country : Nepal
• Population: 28.09 million (2018)
• Capital: Kathmandu
• Area: 147,181 Km
• Major Language: Nepali, Maithili, English.
• Religion: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity
• Political system: Multi-party Democracy system

5. Education System in Nepal

6. Monetary and Units
MKS system = Meter, kilogram, second
Currency = Nepalese Rupee ( Korean won 10000 =900 Nrs )

7. Greetings in Nepali Language
• Hello : Namaste!
• Thank you: Dhanyabad!
• How are you?: Hajurlai Kasto Cha?
• Welcome: Swagatam
• Yes : Ho/Hazur
• No: Hoina
• See you: Feri Vetaula
• Glad to meet you: vetera khusi lagyo

8. Nepalese National Symbols
Only country in the
world with Triangular
flag.
National Animal - Cow
National Bird – Daphe
(Lophophorous)
National flower –
Rhododendrone
National Weapon
Khukuri

9. Lumbini : Birth place of Lord Buddha
▪ His real name: Siddhartha Shakya.

10. Dresses in Nepal

11. Festivals in Nepal
Buddha Jayanti
Holi (festival of colors)
Dashain
Deepawali

12. Himalayas
Mt Makalu Mt Dhaulagiri
Mt Everest (8848 m)
S.N Mountain Country
1 Mount Everest Nepal
2 K2 Pakistan
3 kanchanjunga Nepal
4 Lhotse Nepal
5 Makalu Nepal
6 Cho Oyu Nepal
7 Dhaulagiri Nepal
8 manaslu Nepal
9 Nanga Parbat Pakistan
10 Annapurna Nepal

13. Mt kanchenjunga
Mt Annapurna
Mt Manaslu
Hallasan

14. Lakes in Nepal
Phewa lake: Most famous lake in Nepal. Rara lake: Biggest lake in Nepal. Begnas lake: Also located in
Pokhara
Glacial Lakes
Tilicho Lake Phoksundo Lake Gokyo Lake

15. TEMPLE OF NEPAL
Janaki
Temple
Budhanilkantha
Nyathapola
Krishna Temple
Buddha stupas

16. TEMPLE OF NEPAL
Pashupatinath MuktiNath
kankalini Temple Guhyeshwari Temple

17. Buddhist Temple and stupas

18. National Parks
• Reachest country in terms of biodiversity.
• 37% of land area is covered by forest and 20% of land area is national parks.
• Chitwan National park and Sagarmatha National park fall as a part of world
heritage

19. Snow Leopard Crocodile Clouded leopard
Giant Hornbill Python Cobra

20. Nepalese Food
Dal BhatMomo
Yamari Finee Khir
Sel

21. People of Nepal : Gurkhas (Better to Die than being a
coward)
Rifleman Lachhiman Gurung was awarded a Victoria
Cross for his outstanding bravery

22. Landscape of Nepal

23. Earthquake damages and
Reconstruction

24. Damages and Reconstruction

25. Water resources

26. Tourism Major Attraction
Mountain climbing
River Rafting

27. Climate in Nepal
• Basanta Ritu (Spring)
• Grishma Ritu (Early Summer)
• Barkha Ritu (Summer Monsoon
season)
• Sharad Ritu (Early Autumn)
• Hemanta Ritu (late autumn)
• Shishir Ritu (Winter)
Trekking in Nepal during spring season
winter season

28. Tourism Major Attraction
Paragliding
Microlight flight

29. Tourism Major Attraction
Bungee Jump

30. Popular sports in Nepal
Cricket Team Football Team

31. Nepali Scripts

32. Nepal at a glance
• Birth place of Lord Buddha
• Land of Brave Gurkhas
• Land of Himalayas : 8 out of 10 world highest peak are in
Nepal
• It is the 2nd
richest country in the world in terms of water
resources
• Flag is non-rectangular
• Richest country in terms of biodiversity.
• Nepal is never colonized.

33. Acknowledgement
• This presentation was presented at UNESCO Gwangju Jeonnam
Association for Cross Cultural Awareness Programme
• I would like to acknowledge Nepalese colleagues from Chosun University
for their contribution for this slide and for their time for introducing Nepal
among the Korean Students.
• The images used in presentation are downloaded from internet.

34. Video Links
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRxOBQOcTko
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8-LRxSl9aw
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