Nepal

Nepal

Part # 1 Some cities and other places in Nepal

The 7 largest cities in Nepal

http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/nepal-population/major-cities-in-nepal/

http://www.thehawkroad.com/Site_18/Nepal_Map.html

In Nepal, people drive on the left side of the road. http://country-facts.findthedata.com/l/156/Nepal

Nepal contains 8 of the 10 highest peaks in the world, including Mount Everest and Kanchenjunga - the world's tallest and 3rd tallest mountains respectively. http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/25/world/nepal-facts/

Nepal’s long history of seismic events is related to the movement of tectonic plates beneath the Himalayan mountain range – one of the world’s most worrisome hot zones for earthquake risk. http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2015/0425/Why-Nepal-gets-such-big-earthquakes-video

Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous of Lumbini, which soon becamegardens a place of pilgrimage.

Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka, who erected one of his commemorative pillars there.

https://unesco-world-heritage.silk.co/page/Lumbini%2C%20the%20Birthplace%20of%20the%20Lord%20Buddha

https://streetart.withgoogle.com/en/world-collection

Street art in Lalitpur, Nepal

Part # 2 People who live in Nepal

http://blogs.worldbank.org/psd/making-agribusiness-innovation-center-nepal

People living in Nepal Life expectancy

People over 15 who can read and write

29 million people.

67 years.

71% of men.

47% of women.

http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/nepal-population/ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/np.html

Due to mainly Hindu practices, the marriage rate throughout Nepal is increasing at a rate of 2%.

This is leading the population of Nepal to double every 30 years. http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/nepal-population/

http://www.globalpartnership.org/blog/nepal-will-need-help-rebuild-its-education-system

Children playing in Lalitpur, Nepal

Most spoken languages in Nepal Language Nepali, official language Maithali Bhojpuri Tharu Tamang

% of population who speak language 44.6% 11.7% 6.0% 5.8% 5.1%

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/np.html

Part # 3 The political system in Nepal

Following a nationwide Constituent Assembly election in 2008, the newly formed Constituent Assembly 1. declared Nepal a federal democratic republic, 2. abolished the monarchy, and 3. elected the country's first president. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/np.html

The constituent assembly has 601 members.

Of these, 575 are elected and 26 are appointed by a Council of Ministers. http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?articleid=401162424&Country=Nepal&topic=Summary&subtopic=Political+structure

Extract of text The interim constitution in Nepal provides for press freedom and specifically prohibits censorship.

There are a variety of independent radio and print outlets, and internet usage and internet media have grown, providing unprecedented access to information and public space for debate.

Citizens are free to travel throughout Nepal.

https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2015/nepal#.VWhTWM-qqko

Women hold 17% of seats in the Nepalese parliament.

http://country-facts.findthedata.com/l/156/Nepal

Further inspiration http://www.slideshare.net/frankcalberg/gender-diversity-9869793

Part # 4 Some services and communities in Nepal

From 1971 to 2001, the number of Nepalese children participating in primary education increased from 400,000 to 3.9 million. http://borgenproject.org/facts-about-education-in-nepal/

The demand for potatoes is increasing.

In Nepal, potato consumption is 51 kilograms per person per year - almost double what it was in 1990. Nepali potato seeds have a high demand in Bangladesh and India, to where a limited amount is currently exported.

Potatoes are grown in all zones of Nepal. https://www.infodev.org/infodev-files/promoting_agribusiness_innovation_in_nepal_-_full_study.pdf

Nepal is the 5th largest producer of ginger in the world.

The market for ginger is expanding with increasing use by Ayurveda pharmaceutical industries in Nepal and India.

More than 80% of the total ginger production is exported to India, the only export destination of fresh and dried ginger produced in Nepal.

Ginger farmers in Nepal lack awareness about ginger processing technology. https://www.infodev.org/infodev-files/promoting_agribusiness_innovation_in_nepal_-_full_study.pdf

In the tea making industry in Nepal, there is a shortage of qualified technical manpower, such as tea tasters, in the processing factories.

Most technical manpower comes from Darjeeling, India at high rates. https://www.infodev.org/infodev-files/promoting_agribusiness_innovation_in_nepal_-_full_study.pdf

Spices, tea, and momos are among products from Nepal with strong export potential. http://blogs.worldbank.org/psd/making-agribusiness-innovation-center-nepal

https://www.backstreetacademy.com/pokhara/104/momo-making

There is a growing demand for cut flowers in Nepal. The growth in terms of commercial transactions is 10% to 15% per year.

The market is expanding to such cities as Biratnagar, Dharan, Pokhara, and Chitwan. https://www.infodev.org/infodev-files/promoting_agribusiness_innovation_in_nepal_-_full_study.pdf

http://www.gmrgroup.in/ will, for http://www.investmentboard.gov.np/, build a 900megawatt dam and tunnel system on the upper Karnali river in order to exploit the untapped hydropower resources of the Himalayan rivers.

Nepal’s hydropower potential is estimated to be about 80,000MW, of which only 700MW has been exploited. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ff40a2d2-422c-11e4-a9f4-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3bRbiGspr

The Internet speed in Nepal is relatively low

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