The most widespread in the country is Hinduism, declared the state religion and professed by 86.2% of the population. Hinduism practiced by the Nepalese is presented in the form of Shaivism and also includes...
LANGUAGE OF NEPAL
The official language is Nepali (Gurkhali, Gorkhali or Khaskura), native to almost half of the country’s inhabitants. Nepali developed from Sanskrit and is quite close to Hindi, belonging to the North Indian group of...
ETHNIC COMPOSITION OF NEPAL
The territory of Nepal has been inhabited through large-scale migrations from neighboring regions over the centuries. The inhabitants of the country do not differ in a homogeneous ethnic composition, since there was a mixture...
Population of Nepal
The population of Nepal is 27,070 thousand people. (estimated for 2004). The increase is 2.26% per year. In the 1930s, its population was about 5.6 million people, according to the 1961 census – 9.4...
Nature and relief of Nepal
On the territory of Nepal, two main parts are distinguished: the Himalayas and the foothill plains bordering them from the south – the Terai. HIMALAYAS. The most elevated part of the country is formed...