Religious status of Nepal

The 2001 census identified 80.6% of the population as Hindu and Buddhist was practiced by about 11% of the population (although many people labelled Hindu or Buddhist often practice a syncretic blend of Hinduism, Buddhism and/or animist traditions). About 3.2%of the population is Muslims and 3.6% of the population follows the indigenous Kirat religion. Christianity  is practiced officially by less than 0.5% of the population.

Hindu and Buddhist traditions in Nepal go back to more than two millennia. In Lumbini, Buddha was born, and Pashupatinath Temple, Kathamandu, is an old and famous Shiva Temple of Hindus. Nepal has several other Temples and Buddhist monastries as well as places of worship of other religious groups. Traditionally, Nepalese Philosophical thoughts are ingrained with the Hindu and Buddhist philosophical ethos and traditions, which include elements of Kasmir Saivism , Nyingma school of Tibetian Buddhism, works of Karmacharyas of Bhaktapur, and a variety of tantric traditions. Tantric traditions are deep rooted in Nepal, including the practice of animal sacrifices. Five types of animals, always male, are considered acceptable for sacrifice: water buffaloes, goats, sheeps, chickens, and ducks.

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With a multiplicity of groups, Nepal has several cults, and gods and goddesses, which co-exist with the major religions. In its long cultural history, Nepal has always remained a land of religious harmony.

Nepal as a place of incredible natural beauty

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Nepal is a country of natural & cultural diversity. The mountain range of the north contains eight world's ten highest mountains, including highest mountain Mt.Everest. The south is humid and fertile and is densely populated.

Nepal is known to rest of the world by its natural scenery high mountains,step hills and fast flowing rivers and other numerous specialties. Despite this,the development of tourism is limited in number and within the certain areas of country.

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Nepal lies as a bridge between two big countries; India and China with small area of 1,47,181 sq. km. It is divided into 14 zones and 75 districts.

Political Situation

Nepal is suffering a transitional phase in political point of view. People's revolution 2062 -2063 has abolished the constitutional monarchy ( shah rule ) and established presidency in the country. There is constitutional assembly established in the country to draft a new constitution and establish peace and progress in the country. Due to unstability in government and lack of trust between the political parties, the root problems are not solved and constitutional assembly is prolonged. However the political parties are having talks, and trying to solve the 

problems. Soon Nepal will get the new constitution that safeguards the rights of people and comforts them.

Economy and Living standard of people

Nepal is a developing country. It's economy is not sound as developed countries but also not very low. The county is potential in resources but utilization is not high. Due to lack of sufficient technology, skilled manpower and political instability, large sustainable development projects (like hydro-power) are not successfully launched in the country.Being a agricultural country, majority of people of Nepal (80%) are farmers. Due to topography and climatic variation almost all types of crops can be grown in Nepal. Apart from agriculture, people have engaged themselves in tourism, medium scale industries,& small cottage industries based on handicrafts, medicines (Ayurveda) , floor carpets etc. to earn for their living. The average per ca-pita income of Nepali people is 200$. Due to provision of facilities in terai regions & major cities of the country people are able to march with the technology & modern living style. However the wave of development is also moving towards the village in slow rate.

Civilization

Nepal is a country of cultural diversity & religious harmony. The residents of Nepal includes varieties of castes and sub-castes who have their own culture and religions. P. N .Shah 'The Great King' has quoted Nepal as "The Garden of four castes and thirty six sub-castes".However majority of people follow Hindu religion, there are also Buddhist, Christians, Shikhas, etc. Every caste people have their own cultures rituals and own religion. In spite of this, people do not interfere one another in terms of culture and religion rather they respect one another civilization. Hindus visit the Buddhist monasteries and Buddhist go to the Hindus temples establishing the religious tolerance.Moreover people follow the motto that guest are the form of God i.e "Athiti Devo Bhaba". This is the identity of Nepal in the world in terms of culture and civilization.

History

In the history of Nepal, Nepal was recognised by different names in different yougas ( Period of time ). It was named as Satyawati in satya yuga, Muktisopan in dwapar yuga, and Tapoban in Treta. As the country was a Hindu kingdom in the past, and these names are very often common in religious books of Hindu. It is believed that king Dharmakar of Gopal dynasty was the first king of Nepal. However there are no such evidences of him. The first king of Nepal to have historical evidences is Mandeva of Liechchhevi dynasty.Then after the country is ruled by the malla dynasty . During the period, the country has to suffer from internal conflicts and was divided into small states known as baise and chaubise rajyas ( 22 & 24 states ). The present shape of Nepal was given by Great King Prithivi Narayan Shah who unified all the states into one.

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Topography and Echological Regions

On the basis of topography and climatic variations, Nepal is distinguished into three echological regions Vitz. Himalayan region, Hilly region & Terai region. Himalayan region ( Mountain region) include 51817 sq.km. land area covered with high snow-claded mountain ranges from east to west in northern part of the country. This region includes the tallest mountains of the world like Sagarmatha ( Mt. Everest ) , Makalu ( Mt. Makalu ) , Kanchanjunga and so on. Hilly region lies in between the Mountain region and Terai region with total land area of 61345 sq. km. covered with rocky moutains and steepy hills. The southern part of the country consist of low plain fertile land of 34019 sq. km. commonly known as Terai. Terai region is separated from hilly region by east - west range of mountains known as Churiya & Mahabharata Ranges. Terai region consist of fertile plain land ( silty aluvial soil ) & moderate climate which is best for cultivation. Thus it is the grainery of country.

Location & size

Nepal lies in the northen hemisphere of earh, at southern part of Asia continent. It is a small country in heart of Asia with two big countries India ( 22 times ) & China ( 44 times) as the neighbouring countries. The small country is surrounded by India from three direction vitz. east, west & south whereas the northen boundary is with China. The northern part of country consist of series of snow claded mountains known as Himalayas includig Sagarmatha 'The highest peak'.

The country seems very small in comparison to the two neighbouring countries. The total area of Nepal is 1,47,181 sq. km. which consist of 0.03 % of total land area of Asia continent. It is situated in such part of Asia that it consist of all sorts of topographical features. Due to this the country is often called Switzerland of Asia.