Nepal Wallpaper
Nepal is a landlocked sovereign nation located in South Asia. Nepal is the world's 93rd largest country by land mass and the 41st most populous country. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India. Specifically, the Indian states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, and Sikkim border Nepal, while across the Himalayas lies the Tibetan Autonomous Region. Nepal is separated from Bangladesh by the narrow Indian Siliguri Corridor. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and largest metropolis.
The mountainous north of Nepal has eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including the highest point on Earth, Mount Everest, called Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा) in Nepali. It contains more than 240 peaks over 20,000 ft (6,096 m) above sea level. The southern Terai region is fertile and humid. Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha, is located in this region. Lumbini is one of the holiest places of one of the world's great religions, and its remains contain important evidence about the nature of Buddhist pilgrimage centres from as early as the 3rd century BC.
Hinduism is practiced by about 81.3% of Nepalis, making it the country with the highest percentage of Hindus. Buddhism is linked historically with Nepal and is practiced by 16%, Kirat 5.1%, Islam by 4.4%, Christianity 1.4%, and animism 0.4%. A large section of the population, especially in hill region, even though they follow Hindu customs, may identify themselves as both Hindu as well as Buddhists which can be attributed to the syncretic nature of Hinduism and Buddhism in Nepal.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nepal, a landlocked country between India and China, is known for its mountain peaks. The small country contains eight of the 10 highest peaks in the world, including Mount Everest and Kanchenjunga -- the world's tallest and third tallest respectively.
Population: 30,986,975 (July 2014 estimate).
Capital: Kathmandu.
Government: Federal democratic republic (since July 2008. Prior to this, the country was ruled by a monarchy).
Chief of state: President Ram Baran Yadav (since July 2008).
Head of government: Prime Minister Sushil Koirala (since February 2014).
Flag: Nepal's dual-pennant flag is the world's only national flag that is not rectangular or square.
Legal system: English common law and Hindu legal concepts.
Size: 147,181 square kilometers. Slightly larger than Arkansas.
Time difference: 9 hours and 45 minutes ahead of Eastern Daylight Time; 5 hours and 45 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (Greenwich Mean Time).
Economy: Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world, ranking 197th in GDP. More than a quarter of its people live below the poverty line. The estimated unemployment rate in 2008 was 46%; 75% of the labor force works in agriculture.
Industries: Tourism, carpets, textiles; small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills; cigarettes, cement and brick production.
Currency: Nepalese rupees ($1 = 101 Nepalese rupees).
Natural resources: Quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore.
Natural hazards: Flooding, landslides, drought, earthquakes. In 1934, the country was hit by a 8.1 magnitude earthquake. On April 25, 2015, a 7.8 magnitude quake hit the region.
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Date: 10/19/2016
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Bhaktapur Durbar Square is the plaza in front of the royal palace of the old Bhaktapur Kingdom, 1400m above sea level. It is one of three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.The Bhaktapur Durba
Date: 4/18/2015
Views: 2348
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Bhaktapur Durbar Square is the plaza in front of the royal palace of the old Bhaktapur Kingdom, 1400m above sea level. It is one of three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.The Bhaktapur Durba
Date: 4/26/2015
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Bhaktapur Durbar Square is the plaza in front of the royal palace of the old Bhaktapur Kingdom, 1400m above sea level. It is one of three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.The Bhaktapur Durba
Date: 4/26/2015
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Bhaktapur Durbar Square is the plaza in front of the royal palace of the old Bhaktapur Kingdom, 1400m above sea level. It is one of three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.The Bhaktapur Durba
Date: 4/18/2015
Views: 2409
Keywords: hinduism, Kathmandu Valley, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal, Travel Destination, Tourist Attraction, scenic, outdoors, historic landmarks after the quake, history, nepal earthquake, earthquake hit nepal, architecture
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Bhaktapur Durbar Square is the plaza in front of the royal palace of the old Bhaktapur Kingdom, 1400m above sea level. It is one of three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.The Bhaktapur Durba
Date: 4/26/2015
Views: 2628
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Bhaktapur Durbar Square is the plaza in front of the royal palace of the old Bhaktapur Kingdom, 1400m above sea level. It is one of three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.The Bhaktapur Durba
Date: 4/18/2015
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Bhaktapur Durbar Square is the plaza in front of the royal palace of the old Bhaktapur Kingdom, 1400m above sea level. It is one of three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.The Bhaktapur Durba
Date: 4/27/2015
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Bhaktapur Durbar Square is the plaza in front of the royal palace of the old Bhaktapur Kingdom, 1400m above sea level. It is one of three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.The Bhaktapur Durba
Date: 4/27/2015
Views: 2656
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Bhaktapur Durbar Square is the plaza in front of the royal palace of the old Bhaktapur Kingdom, 1400m above sea level. It is one of three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.The Bhaktapur Durba
Date: 10/28/2015
Views: 2883
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Bhaktapur Durbar Square is the plaza in front of the royal palace of the old Bhaktapur Kingdom, 1400m above sea level. It is one of three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.The Bhaktapur Durba
Date: 10/28/2015
Views: 2857
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Bhaktapur Durbar Square is the plaza in front of the royal palace of the old Bhaktapur Kingdom, 1400m above sea level. It is one of three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.The Bhaktapur Durba
Date: 10/28/2015
Views: 2563
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Patan Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal
Date: 4/11/2015
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Patan Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal
Date: 4/11/2015
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Bodhnath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal Wallpaper
Date: 4/19/2015
Views: 2428
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Bodhnath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal Wallpaper
Date: 4/19/2015
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Bodhnath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal Wallpaper
Date: 4/19/2015
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Bodhnath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal Wallpaper
Date: 4/19/2015
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Bodhnath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal Wallpaper
Date: 4/19/2015
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Bodhnath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal Wallpaper
Date: 4/19/2015
Views: 2421
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Bodhnath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal Wallpaper
Date: 10/20/2016
Views: 2167
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Swayambhunath Stupa (The Monkey Temple), Kathmandu, Nepal Wallpaper
Date: 4/18/2015
Views: 2760
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Swayambhunath Stupa (The Monkey Temple), Kathmandu, Nepal Wallpaper
Date: 4/18/2015
Views: 2825
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Swayambhunath Stupa (The Monkey Temple), Kathmandu, Nepal Wallpaper
Date: 4/18/2015
Views: 2661
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Swayambhunath Stupa (The Monkey Temple), Kathmandu, Nepal Wallpaper
Date: 4/18/2015
Views: 2717
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Swayambhunath Stupa (The Monkey Temple), Kathmandu, Nepal Wallpaper
Date: 4/18/2015
Views: 2494
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Swayambhunath Stupa (The Monkey Temple), Kathmandu, Nepal Wallpaper
Date: 4/18/2015
Views: 2698
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Elephant statue guarding Nyatapola Temple, Taumadhi Tole, Bhaktapur City
Date: 3/26/2008
Views: 2838
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