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FACTS ON NEPAL
• Area: 147,181 sq km Area - comparative: slightly larger than Arkansas
• Elevation extremes:lowest point: Kanchan Kalan 70 m highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m
• Population:27,676,547 (July 2005 est.) • Religions:
Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9%
• Government type: parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
• Capital: Kathmandu • Exchange rates:
Nepalese rupees per US dollar – 62.75 rupees (2008) 73.674 (2004), 76.141 (2003),
Facts on Bangladesh
• Area: 147570 sq. km (94th) 55,599 sq. miles • Capital: Dhaka• Official Language: Bangla• Government: Parliamentary Republic• Independence: March 26, 1971 (From
Pakistan) • Population: 150,448,340 (2007 estimate)• Currency: Taka ($1= 67.42 taka)• Religion: Islam (State Religion)
History
• Shared with that of India• Aryans arrived in seventh century B.C.• Shashanka considered first king• Sufi missionaries introduced Islam (12th
century)• 1947- East Bengal & Later East Pakistan
(Part of Pakistan)• 1970 massive cyclone started fire
against Pakistan regime• March 26, 1971 independence (Indian
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National Symbols
• Animal : Royal Bengal Tiger• Bird: Oriental Magpie Robin• Flower: White Water Lily• Fruit: Jackfruit• Sport: Kabadi
Foreign Policy
• Member of Commonwealth of Nations
• Member of UN Security Council • Member of SAARC (South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation)
• Close relation with India due to ‘independence war’ ties
Geography: Contd.
• Lies in low-lying Ganges-Brahmaputra river delta- rich in alluvial soil
• Rivers finally lead in to Bay of Bengal
• Highest Elevation: 3451 feet (Chittgong Hill Tracts)
• Coastline- Marshy jungles
Weather
• Lies in tropic of Cancer- Tropical summer and mild winter
• Monsoon rain• Extremely vulnerable to natural
calamities• September 1998, most severe flooding
in history of mankind (noted). – 2/3rd country under water– 1000 people killed– 30 million made homeless
Culture
• Shares with India and Pakistan• Bengali Language primary language• Rice and curry traditional food • Bangladeshi sweetmeats from milk
products unique• Major festival: Eid but also practice
Hindu festivals (Durga Puja and Saraswoti Puja) or Buddhist festivals (Buddha Purnima)
• Popular sports: Cricket, Hockey, Soccer, Kabadi etc.
Facts on Bhutan
• Capital: Thimphu• Official Language: Dzongkha• Government: Constitutional Monarchy• Area: 18,147 sq. miles• Population: 672,425 (2005 estimate)• Currency: Ngultrum or Indian Currency• $1 = 39.956 Ngultrum
History and Foreign Affairs
• Called the country of ‘thunder dragon’• Extremely isolated nation• Bhutan- means south of Tibet (Sanskrit)• Country’s history ranges as early as 2000
BCE• Extremely rich cultural heritage• Member of SAARC• Close to India• Economy growth rate 8% (2005) 14%
(2006)
Geography and Religion
• North- Mountain peaks (~ 7000 meters)
• Gangkhar Puensum (7553m) tallest unclimbed mountain)
• South- Shiwalik Hills- dense forest
• Population: Mostly Buddhist. Then Hindus
Cumulative Sources
• www.oanda.com• www.finance.yahoo.com• www.wikipedia.org• SAU Magale Library • www.virtualbangladesh.com• www.nepalnews.com• www.artfiles.com• Textbook
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