Top facts about Nepal-(fact series-1)

Top facts about Nepal

                     Nepal is the country of cultural paradise, religious tolerance, and ancestral traditions. Nepal lies in the southern part of the world's biggest continent Asia. Nepal is rich in its natural heritage, natural resources and the main are the gigantic mountain range(The Himalayas) which surrounds its northern part. Nepal is focusing on growing its economy. Nepal is trying to raise the tourism industry. So for that Nepal has set many plans to make this happen in reality. Among many plans, Visit Nepal 2020      campaign is also one of them.     

So let's start the top facts about Nepal:

1)Nepal is the birthplace of Lord Buddha(Main teacher of Buddhism religion) which is Lumbini, Kapilvastu.

2)Nepal has world heritage sites which are the world's densest concentration of Heritage sites.

3)In an internet connection, Nepal has internet access but slowest download speed. However, Internet access is the priority rather than downloads.

4)Nepal is one of the landlocked countries in the world. So Nepal shares its boundaries with two big countries of the world, India, and China.

5)Nepal had a railway connection before but now. An amazing fact is that the total distance of its railway was only 59 km.

6)Nepal is rich in natural resources. Among the natural resources, water resources are the main resources. 92.1% of Nepal's energy comes from water or hydro plants. And The 7.9% comes from fossil fuels.

7)The height of the world's highest peak Mount Everest or Sagarmatha(In Nepali which means the forehead of the sky ) or Chomolungma(In Chinese) is increasing yearly due to the force of Indian tectonic plate toward the north. So the past height of Everest was 8,848m but the estimated height is 8,850m however it is not fully said globally.

8)The electricity demand of Nepal is more than electricity production.

9)The total population of Nepal is 29,384,297 and among the total population, 7,41,000 are living in its capital, Kathmandu.

10)Only 44.6% of the total population of Nepal speak the official language, Nepali.

 11)81.3% of the total Nepalese population is Hindu and it is the second-largest Hinduism country.

12)There are 125 different ethnic groups and castes in Nepal.
The Everest was named Sir George Everest which was named by the royal geographical society.

13)Nepal's monarchy system was ended in June 2008 AD.

14)Nepal was declared as the secular country in 2006 AD.

15)The Nepali calendar is approximately about 57 years and 8.5 months ahead from the official English calendar or gregorian calendar.

14)The Bengal tiger, Red panda, and the snow leopard are the most endangered animal of Nepal.

15)In Nepal, the slaughtering the animal cow(the National animal of Nepal) is banned.

16)Nepal's flag is the one and only flag in the world which is not square or rectangle.

17)The shortest man in the world is Chandra Bahadur Dangi which from Nepal and his height is only 54.6 cm.

18)Nepal is 1st in terms of the world's biggest mustard producer.

19)Nepal is 3rd in terms of the world's biggest ginger producer.

20)The left hand should not be used for eating food in Nepal.

21)Momos(a type of dumplings) is the most popular fast food in Nepal.

22)The average life expectancy of Nepal is 59 years.