Officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia . It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by China and to the south, east, and west by the India , with a total boundary length of 2,926 km. It occupied with an area of 147,181 square kilometers (56,827 sq mi). Nepal is the world's 93rd largest country by land mass and the 41st most populous country. Nepal 's capital city, Kathmandu , is located in the central part of the country. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the country's largest metropolis.
In general terms Nepal can be divided into three geographical regions, each stretching from east to west across the country, they are:-
The Terai Region (in the south) along the border with India is a low stretch of land and Nepal 's most significant agricultural production region.
The Hill Region (central) consists of mountains, hills, flatlands and deep valleys, with elevations ranging from 600 to 3,000 meters.
The Himalayan Region (north) contains 202 mountains raising to more than 6,000 meters, and 13 mountains rising to more than 8,000 meters high, including, of course, Mt. Everest (8850m.), the world's highest mountain, and the enormous Annapurna massif.
The snow-covered mountains are replete with cold water rivers; the four major ones (from west to east) are the Kail, Karnali, Narayani and Kosi.
For development purposes, the country is also divided into five regions by geography (Eastern Development Region, Central Development Region, Western Development Region, Mid-Western Development Region, and Far-Western Development Region), Fourteen Zones (Rapti, Mechhi, Koshi, Veri, Narayani, Janakpur, Seti, Bagmati, Karnali, Sagarmatha, Mahakali, Lumbini, Gandaki and Dhaulagiri) and Seventy-Five District. Nepal is poor developing country and place of heaven in the world so the tourism industry is once a significant economic force, as backpackers, river rafters, mountain climbers and nature lovers trekked to Nepal in large numbers.
How can you get to Nepal ?
The Royal Nepal Airlines (RA) is the national flag carrier of Nepal with flight connections to: Delhi , Mumbai in India ; Bangkok in Thailand ; Osaka in Japan ; Hong Kong , Shanghai in China ; Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia ; Dubai in United Arab Emirates and Singapore . Other international airlines flying to Kathmandu are Thai Airways, Indian Airlines, PIA, Biman Bangladesh , Air China , Druk Air , Qatar Airways, Gulf Air, Jet Airways, Air Sahara, Martin Air, Austrian Airlines, and Cosmic Air.
Since Nepal has India in three sides and China in the north, coming to Nepal by land requires one to pass through India or China . The entry points to Nepal from India are Kakkarbhitta, Birgunj, Belhiya, Bhairawa, Nepalgunj, Dhangadi and Mahendra Nagar. The Kodari Pass in Nepal-China border is the entry point to Nepal from China . Tourists entering the kingdom by land must possess an international carnet.