About Nepal

My small country Nepal is situated between two large countries China and India. According to the census report of 2001 A.D.,2,31,51,423 people are living in my country. The area of her is  1,47,181square kilometer. The density of population is normal. Only 154 people are living in a square kilometer, but the density of population in urban regions is higher than in rural regions. Similarly valleys and plains are more densely populated than hilly regions,

            Nepal is an agro-based country. Ninety percentage of the people depend on agriculture. Some of the educated people are employed in other sectors such as teaching, office work, business etc. Although the people belong to various social groups and religions, they really practice ‘unity is diversity’. The followers of one religion respect the people who belong to another religion. She is a Hindu state but people enjoy right to other religions too. The feeling of fraternity among the people governs the society. People speak different languages and enjoy different modes of culture and traditions.

            Nepal is famous for natural beauties and gifts in the world. Although she is land-locked, the people from foreign countries are fond of visiting her. She is famous for mountains, rivers, lakes etc. The highest mountain peak in the world, Mt.Everest, lies in Nepal. Many tourists visit her every year. Through tourism, she is able to earn foreign currency which can be used for development. Nepal is rich in water resources. Many rivers flow from high mountains twisting and turning round the hills and move through the Terai. Many brooks and streams serve the people in many ways. They are advantageous for irrigation, transportation, rafting, running, hydro-electricity projects and so on.

            It is said that ‘Hario Ban Nepalko Dhan’. In fact, we can get many advantages from forests. Our country Nepal seems to be beautiful because of the forests, but nowadays the forest is being destroyed in many ways. Deforestation may result many natural disasters such as landslides, over-flood, soil erosion, desertification, and siltation of rivers and lakes. Nowadays the programmes of afforestation and reforestation have preserved the forest. In the forest, there are many wild animals. National parks and wild- life reserves  preserve many wild animals and birds. Many tourists come to Nepal to watch them.

            Nepal is a developing country. About 50 percentage of people are literate. Many schools and colleges have been opened. The farmers are provided with  the facilities of irrigation, modern fertilizer, improved seeds and modern methods of farming. The facilities of electricity, health care, transportation and communication are also increasing.

            I feel proud to be the citizen of Nepal. We Nepali people respect each other. I do feel most of the people love the nation. We feel that mother and motherland are same. I do hope that our country Nepal will be the most famous country in the world.