10 Facts That You Must Know About NEPAL
There is lot more in Nepal than Mount Everest and Himalayas. Nepal is a beautiful country rightfully called a paradise on earth. With a wide variety of flora and fauna in the country, Nepal holds some of the rarest species like the one-horned Rhino, the Bengal tiger and the national flower Rhododendron.
Here are some of the facts you should know about NEPAL.
1. The flag of Nepal
The flag of Nepal is the only National flag that is not quadrilateral in shape.
2. Yeti the snowman is a legendary apelike creature that is believed to be in the high Himalayas of Nepal.
3. Kathmandu has more UNESCO World Heritage Sites than any other city in the world.
4. Nepal is the oldest country of South Asia, and it was never colonized.
5. Nepal is a habitat for 900 species of birds i.e. about 8% of world’s total bird species. This makes it a wonderland for bird watching.
6. Out of the world’s top 10 tallest mountains, Nepal has 8 including Mount Everest (all rising over 8000 metres/ 26, 247 feet).
7. Nepal is the only country in the world to not have a time offset in multiples of 30 minutes from UTC. The time zone here is GMT+ 5:45.
8. The Kali Gandaki Gorge in Nepal is often considered the deepest gorge in the world.
9. Unlike Other countries, Nepal has Saturday as public holiday, not Sunday.
10. Every Nepalese people will always say – I’m proud to be a Nepali
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