Country Profiles: Nepal

Country Profiles: Nepal — page 1 — CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK On a mild winter morning a jeep full of tourists arrives at Chitwan National Park Baby rhinos curiously watch as the tourists drive toward park headquarters The visitors head to the Gharial Crocodile Breeding Project They get a close-up view of these rare baby crocodiles

Country Profiles: Nepal — page 2 — OTHER TOP SITES JANAKI MANDIR KOSHI TAPPU WILDLIFE RESERVE PASHUPATINATH TEMPLE PHEWA LAKE The tourists take a guided wildlife tour after lunch The call of a barking deer can be heard from a distance Rhesus monkeys swing among the trees Parakeets flit about as colorful kingfishers swoop down to snatch up frogs and fish At dusk the group watches animals along a nearby river Welcome to Nepal

Country Profiles: Nepal — page 3 — LOCATION CHINA NEPAL POKHARA KATHMANDU LALITPUR INDIA

Country Profiles: Nepal — page 4 — N W E S Nepal is located in southern Asia The nation covers 56,827 square miles 147,181 square kilometers It is about the same size as the state of Iowa Kathmandu is the capital city It lies in a high valley in central Nepal Nepal is a landlocked country No oceans touch its borders The Chinese region of Tibet borders Nepal to the north India is Nepal’s neighbor on the east south and west BIRATNAGAR

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