For a country of its size, Nepal has tremendous geographic diversity. It rises from as low as 59 metres (194 ft) elevation in the tropical Terai—the northern rim of the See more

The dramatic changes in elevation along this transect result in a variety of biomes, from tropical savannas along the Indian border, to subtropical broadleaf and coniferous forests in the hills, to temperate broadleaf and coniferous forests on the slopes of the … See more

Natural resources Quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore Land use Arable land: 16.0% Permanent crops: 0.8% Other: 83.2% … See more

Altitudinal belts
Nepal's latitude is about the same as that of the United States state of Florida, however with elevations ranging from less than 100 meters (300 … See more

Nepal has three categories of rivers. The largest systems -— from east to west the Koshi, Gandaki/Narayani, Karnali/Goghra and Mahakali—originate in multiple tributaries rising … See more

Total: 147,516 km (56,956 sq mi) Land: 143,181 km (55,282 sq mi) Water: 4,000 km (1,544 sq mi)
Coastline 0 km (landlocked) Elevation extremes Lowest … See more

ICIMOD’s first and most complete national land cover database of Nepal prepared using public domain Landsat TM data of 2010 shows that show that forest is the dominant form of … See more