Nepal is not poor country, but poorly managed country. It is rich in culture, biodiversity and open, not landlocked, with full of opportunities.

1. NAMASTE
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Shree Kumar Maharjan, International Development and
Cooperation (IDEC), 15 December 2017

2. WHAT
DO/DID
YOU
THINK
OR
IMAGINE
WHEN
YOU
HEAR
NEPAL
FOR
THE
FIRST
TIME?
Mt. Everest
Living goddess: Kumari
People

3. Poor
Country???
Landlocked
Country???
Both
Poor
and
Landlocked
Country???
Nepal
is
poor
and
landlocked
country
in
South
Asia
Is
it
really
poor
and
landlocked???
It
could
be
small,
but….

4. NEPAL
IN
THE
WORLD
MAP
Where is it located ?

5. MAP
OF
NEPAL

6. NEPAL
AT
A
GLANCE
§ Area:
147,181
sq.
km
(800Km
east
west
&
150
to
250
km
North
South)
§Altitude ranges
from
60
m
to
8848
m
asl
§ Geography:
Situated
between
China
in
the
North
and
India
in
the
South,
East
and
West.
§ Sandwiched
between
two
Giant
Countries
§ 3
ecological
zones
– Himalayas
(Mountains)
in
the
North,
Hills
in
the
Middle
and
Terai (Plains)
in
the
South
§ 7
federal
states
declared
recently

7. NEPAL
AT
A
GLANCE
§Multi-­‐ethnic,
multilinguistic,
multicultural
and
rich
in
biodiversity
§Language:
Nepali
is
the
national
language
(44.6%).
However,
travel-­‐trade
people
understand
and
speak
English
as
well.
§Climate:
Nepal
has
four
major
seasons,
namely,
(1)
Winter:
December-­‐February,
(2)
Spring:
March-­‐May,
(3)
Summer:
June-­‐August,
(4)
Autumn:
September-­‐November.
Nepal
can
be
visited
the
whole
year
round.
UNITY IN DIVERSITY

8. UNIQUE
AND
INTERESTING
FACTS
OF
NEPAL
q LAND
OF
BRAVE
GORKHAS
q LAND
OF
HIMALAYAS:
8
OUT
OF
10
WORLD
HIGHEST
PEAKS
ARE
IN
NEPAL
q BIRTH
PLACE
OF
LORD
BUDDHA:
LIGHT
OF
ASIA
q IT’S
THE
2ND RICHEST
COUNTRY
IN
THE
WORLD
IN
TERMS
OF
WATER
RESOURCES
q TEMPLES
MORE
THAN
HOUSES
AND
GODS/GODDESS
MORE
THAN
PEOPLE
q COUNTRY
WITH
THE
LIVING
GODDESS:
KUMARI
qFESTIVALS
MORE
THAN
DAYS
IN
A
YEAR

9. UNIQUE
AND
INTERESTING
FACTS
OF
NEPAL
q ONLY
0.1%
OF
THE
EARTH,
HOWEVER
IT
IS
HOME
TO
q 2%
OF
THE
FLOWERING
PLANTS
q 8%
OF
THE
BIRDS
(MORE
THAN
848
SPECIES)
q 4%
OF
THE
MAMMALS
q MORE
THAN
500
SPECIES
OF
BUTTERFLIES
(11
OF
WORLD’S
15
FAMILIES)
q 600
INDIGENOUS
PLANT
FAMILIES
q 319
SPECIES
OF
ORCHIDS
Butterfly
Rhododendron 1-­horned Rhino

10. PEOPLE
OF
NEPAL:GORKHAS

11. PEOPLE
OF
NEPAL

12. PEOPLE:
Temperate
(Hill)
region
Tea states
Magar girls
Hill Women

13. PEOPLE:
Himalayan
Region
Sherpa women
Sherpas
Gurungs

14. PEOPLE:
Terai
(Plains)
of
Nepal
A Tharu girl
Tharus

15. POLITICAL
SYSTEM
OF
NEPAL
Queen KomalKing Gyanendra
Royal Palace
The system of Monarchy
ended in June 2008
Federal Democratic
Republic of Nepal is a
landlocked central
Himalayan country in South
Asia.

16. Maoist Rebels
Protest against monarchy system
POLITICAL
SYSTEM
OF
NEPAL

17. NATURE:
WILDLIFE
Bengal TigerElephants
RhinoPeacock

18. Nature

19. NATURE:
Himalayas
Mount Everest: Top of the World

20. Mountains Height
Mount
Everest (Highest) 8,848 m 29,029 ft
Kangchenjunga (3rd
highest) 8,586 m 28,169 ft
Lhotse (4th
highest) 8,516 m 27,940 ft
Makalu (5th
highest) 8,462 m 27,762 ft
Cho
Oyu (6th
highest) 8,201 m 26,906 ft
Dhaulagiri (7th
highest) 8,167 m 26,795 ft
Manaslu (8th
highest) 8,156 m 26,759 ft
Annapurna (10th
highest) 8,091 m 26,545 ft

21. NATURE:
Himalayas

22. Nature:
Himalayas

23. Nature:
Landscapes
Phewa Lake

24. NATURE:
LANDSCAPES
Yak Caravan

25. NEPAL
LANDSCAPES

26. CULTURE:
Hindu
Temples
Janaki Temple
Patan Durbar Square
Hanuman
Dhoka/Basantapur
PashupatinathBagh Bhairab -­ Kirtipur
Bhaktapur Durbar Square

27. CULTURE:
Buddhist
Stupa/Monasteries
Lumbini: Lord Buddha’s Birthplace
Boudhanath Swambhunath

28. CULTURE:
ARTS
AND
SCULPTURES

29. CULTURE:
Traditional
Dances
Lakhe Dance Indrajatra
Kumari Dance Lhosar Dance

30. CULTURE:
FESTIVALS
Holi
Gaijatra
Deepawali
Teej
Indrajatra
Dashain
Bisket
Jatra

31. KATHMANDU:
CITY
OF
TEMPLES
Patan Pashupati temple
Basantapur Patan
Nyatapola temple

32. AGRICULTURE
Farms in Nepal

33. AGRICULTURE
Farmers in Nepal

34. AGRICULTURE

35. CULTURE:
FOOD
(Newari)
Yomari Samaya baji
Samaya baji Set
Khaja set

36. CULTURE:
FOOD
Momo
Sel Roti
Nepali Khana
Dhindo

37. CULTURE:
Drinks
(Local
Liquors)

38. ADVENTURE
White water rafting
Trekking
ParaglidingMountain Flights

39. ADVENTURE

40. ADVENTURE

41. EDUCATION
IN
NEPAL
Government Schools
Private Schools
Community schools

42. EDUCATIONAL
STRUCTURES
Higher Secondary Level (2 years)
Primary Level (5 years)
Lower Secondary Level (3 years)
Pre Primary Level (3 years)
Secondary Level (2 years)
College (3-4 years Bachelors, 2 years Masters, 3
year PhD)

43. EDUCATION
IN
NEPAL
Government
Universities
Non-­
Governmental/
Private
Universities

44. Means
of
transportation
for
students
By Tuins
Walking By cycle By Motorbike
By School Bus By Public Bus

45. UNIVERSITIES
IN
NEPAL
• FAR-­‐WESTERN
UNIVERSITY,
KANCHANPUR
• KATHMANDU
UNIVERSITY,
DHULIKHEL
• LUMBINI
BOUDDHA
UNIVERSITY,
• MID-­‐WESTERN
UNIVERSITY,
BIRENDRANAGAR
• AGRICULTURE
AND
FORESTRY
UNIVERSITY,
CHITWAN
• NEPAL
SANSKRIT
UNIVERSITY
• POKHARA
UNIVERSITY,
POKHARA
• PURBANCHAL
UNIVERSITY
• TRIBHUVAN
UNIVERSITY,
KIRTIPUR
• NEPAL
OPEN
UNIVERSITY,
LALITPUR

46. Education
in
Nepal
Evening classes
Day classes
Morning classes

47. Education
life
Six days classes
Saturdays holiday
8 periods of classes

48. Earthquakes
2015

50. Nepal
is
poorly
managed
country
and
landlinked in
South
Asia,
which
is
open
to
wider
international
communities,
not
poor
and
landlocked
country

51. THANK
YOU
FOR
YOUR
TIME
AND
PATIENCE
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