24 Amazing Facts About Nepal

There is much more to Nepal than just the Mount Everest and the Himalayas. Here are some Interesting Facts That You might not have known About Nepal.

1. Nepal is called the Amazon of Asia. The hidden treasure of Nepal and its rich biodiversity has not yet been completely researched.

2. All of the following occurs within the Small area of 147,181 sq. km (56,827 sq. mi). Nepal occupies only 0.3 and 0.03 percent of the land region of Asia and the world.


3. Nepal is the only country in the world with the non-quadrilateral flag.

4. Kathmandu has more UNESCO World Heritage Sites than every other city on the planet. i.e. 7 World Heritage Cultural sites within a radius of 15 km.

5. Nepal boasts the most extreme places on the ground like the Maximum lake on the ground (Tilicho 4800 meters), the deepest gorges (1200 meter)

6. At Kaligandaki, in Nepal, is the highest valley in the world (Arun valley) and also the tallest grassland in the world in Chitwan.

7. Nepal has 8 of the world's 14 highest mountains including the Mount Everest. This is more than the entire continent of Europe and North Africa combined.

9. Nepal has 4.2 percent of the world's butterfly species (650 species of butterflies).

10. Nepal has 5980 species of flowering plants which cover 2.4 percent of the planet's total. Over 250 species of these flowering plants are endemic and not found anywhere else on the planet.

11. Within a span of 100 km going from South to North in any part of Nepal, you can experience hot tropical climate into bone-chilling Arctic form weather.

12. Nepal boasts a number of the planet's most popular trekking trails such as Annapurna Circuit hiking, Manaslu Circuit Trekking, and Everest Base Camp Trek. The Annapurna area was voted one of the top 10 best trekking places in the world.

13. Highest Altitude Resort: The Hotel Everest View over Namche, Nepal - The village nearest to Everest base camp - is at a record height of 3,962 m (13,000 ft).

14. World's (longest, steepest and fastest) zip-line is constructed at Sarangkot. A zip-line rider rides the cable down for two kilometers and has a view of surrounding peaks of Machhapuchhre and Annapurna.

15. Dhodhara Chadani, a suspension bridge is one of the greatest in Asia with length of 1496 m.

16. Nepal is the oldest state of South Asia, and never colonized. This must be among the most intriguing thing of Nepal. Countries like India and China who encircle Nepal were dominated by foreign forces in the but nothing could suppress Nepalese with the will of legendary Gurkhas in Nepal. Gurkhas are also well known for their leadership, bravery, guts and no-fear character.

17. Nepal is the only country in the world home that is home to a living goddess, the Kumari.

18. Nepal is the only country in the world to not have a time counter in multiples of 30 minutes from UTC. The time zone here is GMT+ 5:45.

19. Unlike Other nations, Nepal has Saturday as a holiday, not Sunday.

20. Not a single drop of blood has ever been shed in Nepal in the name of Religious or Cultural riots.

21. Nepal has over 80 ethnic groups and 123 Languages (Mother Tongue).

22. Elephant polo game has been originated in Meghauli, Nepal. Tiger Tops in Nepal is the headquarters of elephant polo and also the site of the World Elephant Polo Championships.

23. Nepal was once called the weed capital.

24. Highest marathon: The maximum start to a marathon is really for the biennially-held Everest Marathon run on 27 November 1987. It begins at Gorak Shep, 5,212 m (17,100 ft) and finishes at Namche Bazar, 3,444 m (11,300 feet ).