Nepal


 * 1) **Geography**



Nepal is surrounded by China and India. There are about 200 lakes in Nepal including mountain lakes like Rara, Phoksundo and Phewa. Nepal is one of the richest countries for water resources. Boating, fishing and water activities are extremely popular since Nepal as multiple bodies of water. The highest point in Nepal is Mt. Everest at 8,848m, which is the highest mountain in the world. Nepal's capital is Kathmandu, and the total population of the country is 28,951,852 (as of 2010).

Culture Holidays- Sports-
 * National Day (Birthday of King): December 28
 * Independence Day: February 18
 * Hindu and Buddhist festivals
 * Life index: 65(male) 68(female)
 * Nepals calendar starts in Mid-Arpil and is divided into 12 months, Saturday is the weekly holiday
 * Nepal is popular for Sport Tourism:
 * Elephant Racing(photo above)
 * Mt. Everest Climbing
 * Sky Races (picture above)
 * Multiple water sport competitions
 * In Nepal it is consider weird to spend time by yourself
 * Nepals calendar starts in Mid-Arpil and is divided into 12 months, Saturday is the weekly holiday n

 Religion-
 * About 80% of the population is Hindu
 * About 11% of the population is Hindus and Buddhist
 * About 4% of the population is Muslim
 * About 3% of the population is Christian, Kirant or another religion

General Attitudes
 * Very religious and family oriented

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**FOOD** (first picture)This is a typical meal that the Nepalies eat for either lunch or dinner. The dishes made on the southwest side are mostly influenced by Indian food but not as spicy. The rest of Nepal's food is either influenced by Chinese or Tibetan food. The most authentic food of Nepal 'Momos', a meat or vegetable filled dumpling that is similar to chinese pot-stickers, and Tibetan Bread and honey; a puffy fried bread with heavy raw honey.
 * 'Daal, Bhaat and Tarkaari' (lentils, rice, vegetable curry respectively) ||

Government
 * Ram Baran Yadav became Nepal's president in July 2008.
 * He is Nepal's first president
 * President is head of state
 * Prime minister is head of government
 * Voting age is 18

Economy
 * Jute and rice are the main export crops
 * Tourism is the second biggest industry in Nepal
 * Violence and Political problems has caused limited growth
 * Jobs do not usually pay good and some people will even bribe government officials to get a job or get more money
 * Private trading goes on between Nepal and India and a lot of Nepalese work in India which helps
 * There money is called Rupee ( 2 rupees would be 4 cents in US money)

History
 * = Date ||= What Happened ||
 * = 600BC ||= The Kirati people setting in Kathmandu ||
 * = 200AD ||= The Licchavi people come and defeat the Kirati and set up their own kingdom ||
 * = 1364 ||= Bengali Muslims take over the Kathmandu Valley ||
 * = 1768 ||= After fighting for years Gurkha ruler Prithvi Narayan Shah unifies Kathmandu ||
 * = 1792 ||= China puts an end to Nepal's expansion by defeating them in Tibet ||