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Before coming to Nepal, people should be
aware of something which mean a lot to them while they are in Nepal.
Here are some suggestions, which people should know before they are in
Nepal.
Safety and Security:
Nepal is safe country in itself, but sometimes individual travelers may
feel some difficulties. it is better to travel in group or make some
friends while traveling. Some violent and theft crime has been
increasing in recent years, it is rare for tourists. it is better to be
careful but there are little things to be really afraid of.
Geography :
Nepal , the country of Mt. Everest offers you good range in as little as
215 kms width. The deepest place of the country in the Terrain belt is
in Jhapa and there are hills in the middle of the country covering
almost 68 % of the total Nepal area. The terrain belt covers around 15 %
of the total land while the Himalayan area covers rest of the land.
Length of Nepal is around 800 kms from east to the west. A landlocked
country with area 147181 sq. kilometers Nepal borders India in the south
and China in the north.
Population
The population is approximately120 million, concentrated in 3 percent of
the total area of the country. The major cities have a high population
density with 11 cities containing over one million inhabitants.
Climate :
Nepal has a great deal of variation in climate... and a tropical and
subtropical climate exists in the Tarai Region. Outside the Tarai,
however, the climate is completely different. The remarkable differences
in climatic conditions are primarily related to the enormous range of
altitude within such a short north-south distance. The presence of the
east-west-trending Himalayan massifs to the north and the monsoonal
alteration of wet and dry seasons also greatly contribute to local
variations in climate.... five climatic zones in Nepal based on
altitude: the tropical and subtropical zone of below 1,200 meters in
altitude; the cool, temperate zone of 1,200 to 2,400 meters in altitude;
the cold zone of 2,400 to 3,600 meters in altitude; the subarctic
climatic zone of 3,600 to 4,400 meters in altitude; and the arctic zone
above 4,400 meters in altitude. In terms of natural vegetational regimes
or distribution patterns, altitude again plays a significant role. Below
1,200 meters, the dominant form of vegetation consists of tropical and
subtropical rain forests.
Language
Nepali is the phonetic language. meaning that the way it is
written is way of pronouncing. Nepali languages Originates from Sanskrit
Language while some of the Nepali words are exactly from Sanskrit. " Ka"
, " Kha" are the starting words in Nepali language while there are many
words originated or influnced from Sanskrit, English, Chinese, Arabian
etc. The official language of Nepal is Nepali while English is spoken
widely in the country. As per the census of Nepal held in 2001,
there are at least 92 percentage of people who speak Nepali language.
some Studies also list 123 living languages. Linguistic heritage of the
country evolved from Indo - Aryan, Tibeto - Burman and Indigenous.
Some of the many major language of Nepal are Nepali which is spoken ouy
by around 49 % of the total population, Maithili, which is spoken out by
around 12 % of the total population, Bhojpuri, which is spoken out by
around 8 % of the total population, Tamang which is spoken by around 5 %
of the total population Newari, Magar, Awadhi, Bantawa, Limbu, etc. some
of the language are spoken as mother tong. Nepali, which is written in
the Devanagari script is the official language of The country.
Business Hours
Stores :
Department Stores are normally open from 8 am to 7:30 pm everyday
(including Saturday and Sunday), with most stores closing once a week,
(the day depends on the store.) . the government office time is 10 am to
5 pm.
Banks
Banks are open from 9 am to 5 pm and
are closed on weekends and public holidays. The ATMs are open at any
time and people can get money from ATM machines around Nepali currency
15, 000 at once.
Telephone Services in Nepal
There are a lot Communication
providers in Nepal and the cost for telephone from one provider user to
another ranges. The cost for long distance call varies depending upon
the city you call. There are mobile phone providers in the country and
the service are pre Paid and post paid. Area Code of Nepal is 00977 Area code of Kathmandu is 1. If you are dialing a mobile phone number
inside Nepal, you dont need to dial the codes. International calls can
be made from ISD marked phones. Internet telephone calls are widely used
in Nepal which is cheaper as compared to general ISD phone calls.
English Newspapers
A lot of Nepali news providers have
their own papers which are published in English. There are a lot of
internet news provider sites in Nepal while daily newspapers are
available too. The Kathmandu Post, The Himalayan times, etc. are well
known Newspapers published in English and those are published daily.
Time Difference
Nepal Time (NPT) is the time zone for
Nepal. It is UTC+5:45, and is one of only two time zones without an hour
or half-hour offset from UTC. Chatham Islands (offshore islands of New
Zealand) is the only other place with such time zone. Its time zone is
UTC+12:45. See Chatham Standard Time Zone. |
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