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Nepal, [a] officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, [b] is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas , but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain .
Nepal is a landlocked sovereign state in South Asia. The country is bordered to the north by China , and to the south, east, and west by India . The Himalayas in the country's northern region has eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including Mount Everest , called Sagarmatha in Nepali.
A land cover map of Nepal using Landsat 30 m (2010) data. ICIMOD ’s first and most complete national land cover [ 24 ] database of Nepal prepared using public domain Landsat TM data of 2010 shows that show that forest is the dominant form of land cover in Nepal covering 57,538 km 2 with a contribution of 39.09% to the total geographical area ...
The flag of Nepal Location on the world map. Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia.It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
Below is a list of countries in Asia by area. [1] Russia is the largest country in Asia and the world, even after excluding its European portion. ... Nepal: 0.3% ...
South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia that is defined in both geographical and ethnic-cultural terms. South Asia, with a population of 2.04 billion, contains a quarter (25%) of the world's population.
Nepal is among the top ten most vulnerable Global South countries due to climate change in the world, standing at number 4 as of 2010 according to the climate change risk atlas. [ 69 ] [ 70 ] According to NAPA (National Adaptation Program of Action) of Nepal, many threats including floods, droughts, and landslides are an imminent threat to the ...
Eastern South Asia is a cradle of South Asian civilization. Historical states in the region include those recorded in Indian epics such as the Mahabharata, including ancient Nepal, Vanga, and Pundra; the Greek and Roman recorded kingdom of Gangaridai; [5] major Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms including Kikata, Videha, Vṛji, Magadha, Nanda, Mauryan, Anga, Kalinga, Kamarupa, Samatata, Kanva, Gupta ...