GEOGRAPHY
Location:
Southern Asia, between China and India
Geographic
coordinates: 28 00 N, 84 00 E
Map
references: Asia
Area:
total
area: 140,800 sq km
land
area: 136,800 sq km
comparative
area: slightly larger than Arkansas
Terrain:Flat and fertile in the southern Terai region;
terraced cultivation and swiftly flowing mountain rivers in the
central hills; and the high Himalayas in the north. Eight of the
world's ten highest peaks are in Nepal. Kathmandu, the capital,
is in a broad valley at 1,310 meters (4,300 ft.) elevation.
Land
boundaries:
total:
2,926 km
border
countries: China 1,236 km, India 1,690 km
Area: 147,181 sq. km. (56,136 sq. mi.); about the
size and shape of Tennessee, bordering China and India.
Cities: Capital--Kathmandu (pop. l.l million).Other
cities--Biratnagar, Patan, Pokhara, Birganj, Dharan, Nepalganj
Terrain: Flat and fertile in the southern Terai region; terraced
cultivation and swiftly flowing mountain rivers in the central
hills; and the high Himalayas in the north. Eight of the world's
ten highest peaks are in Nepal. Kathmandu, the capital, is
in a broad valley at 1,310 meters (4,300 ft.) elevation.
Climate/Time Zone: Subtropical in the south
to cool summers and severe winters in the northern mountains.
The monsoon season is from June through September and brings
75 to 150 centimeters (30-60 in.) of rain. Showers occur almost
every day. Nepal is 10 hours and 45 minutes ahead of Eastern
Standard Time and does not observe Daylight Saving Time
