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Nepal is a small country of enormous physical
contrasts. In the south is the lowland of the Terai ,a continuation
of the vast Indo-Gangetic plane of Northern India. The Terai
is a large area of rich agricultural land.
The capital city, Kathmandu, is situated in
a valley in the central hill region at 1500m above sea level.
In the north of Nepal, bordering with Tibet is the Himalayan
range, with eight of the world’s ten highest peaks,
including Mount Everest at 8848m.
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Nepal, the home
of the Gurkhas, is one of the world’s poorest countries.
The population is ethnically diverse, with a
large proportion living in rural areas depending on subsistence
farming. The majority of people follow the Hindu faith, although
there are also large Buddhist and Islamic communities. In
addition to poverty, the country has also been the victim
of violent civil unrest in recent years, resulting in the
formation of a Federal Republic.
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