Nepal, country oNepal contains some of the most rugged and difficult mountain

terrain in the world. Roughly 75 percent of the country is covered by mountains.

From the south to the north, Nepal can be divided into four main physical belts,
each of which extends east to west across the country. These are, first, the Tarai,
a low, flat, fertile land adjacent to the border of India; second, the forested
Churia foothills and the Inner Tarai zone, rising from the Tarai plain to the
rugged Mahābhārat Range; third, the mid-mountain region between the Mahābhārat
Range and the Great Himalayas; and, fourth, the Great Himalaya Range, rising to
more than 29,000 feet (some 8,850 metres).

The Tarai forms the northern extension of the Gangetic Plain and varies in width
from less than 16 to more than 20 miles, narrowing considerably in several places.
A 10-mile-wide belt of rich agricultural land stretches along the southern part of
the Tarai; the northern section, adjoining the foothills, is a marshy region in
which wild animals abound and malaria is endemic.

The Churia Range, which is sparsely populated, rises in almost perpendicular

escarpments to an altitude of more than 4,000 feet. Between the Churia Range to the
south and the Mahābhārat Range to the north, there are broad basins from 2,000 to
3,000 feet high, about 10 miles wide, and 20 to 40 miles long; these basins are
often referred to as the Inner Tarai. In many places they have been cleared of the
forests and savanna grass to provide timber and areas for cultivation.Nepal
contains some of the most rugged and difficult mountain terrain in the world.
Roughly 75 percent of the country is covered by mountains. From the south to the
north, Nepal can be divided into four main physical belts, each of which extends
east to west across the country. These are, first, the Tarai, a low, flat, fertile
land adjacent to the border of India; second, the forested Churia foothills and the
Inner Tarai zone, rising from the Tarai plain to the rugged Mahābhārat Range;
third, the mid-mountain region between the Mahābhārat Range and the Great
Himalayas; and, fourth, the Great Himalaya Range, rising to more than 29,000 feet
(some 8,850 metres).

The Tarai forms the northern extension of the Gangetic Plain and varies in width
from less than 16 to more than 20 miles, narrowing considerably in several places.
A 10-mile-wide belt of rich agricultural land stretches along the southern part of
the Tarai; the northern section, adjoining the foothills, is a marshy region in
which wild animals abound and malaria is endemic.

The Churia Range, which is sparsely populated, rises in almost perpendicular

escarpments to an altitude of more than 4,000 feet. Between the Churia Range to the
south and the Mahābhārat Range to the north, there are broad basins from 2,000 to
3,000 feet high, about 10 miles wide, and 20 to 40 miles long; these basins are
often referred to as the Inner Tarai. In many places they have been cleared of the
forests and savanna grass to provide timber and areas for cultivation.Nepal
contains some of the most rugged and difficult mountain terrain in the world.
Roughly 75 percent of the country is covered by mountains. From the south to the
north, Nepal can be divided into four main physical belts, each of which extends
east to west across the country. These are, first, the Tarai, a low, flat, fertile
land adjacent to the border of India; second, the forested Churia foothills and the
Inner Tarai zone, rising from the Tarai plain to the rugged Mahābhārat Range;
third, the mid-mountain region between the Mahābhārat Range and the Great
Himalayas; and, fourth, the Great Himalaya Range, rising to more than 29,000 feet
(some 8,850 metres).

The Tarai forms the northern extension of the Gangetic Plain and varies in width
from less than 16 to more than 20 miles, narrowing considerably in several places.
A 10-mile-wide belt of rich agricultural land stretches along the southern part of
the Tarai; the northern section, adjoining the foothills, is a marshy region in
which wild animals abound and malaria is endemic.
The Churia Range, which is sparsely populated, rises in almost perpendicular
escarpments to an altitude of more than 4,000 feet. Between the Churia Range to the
south and the Mahābhārat Range to the north, there are broad basins from 2,000 to
3,000 feet high, about 10 miles wide, and 20 to 40 miles long; these basins are
often referred to as the Inner Tarai. In many places they have been cleared of the
forests and savanna grass to provide timber and areas for cultivation.Nepal
contains some of the most rugged and difficult mountain terrain in the world.
Roughly 75 percent of the country is covered by mountains. From the south to the
north, Nepal can be divided into four main physical belts, each of which extends
east to west across the country. These are, first, the Tarai, a low, flat, fertile
land adjacent to the border of India; second, the forested Churia foothills and the
Inner Tarai zone, rising from the Tarai plain to the rugged Mahābhārat Range;
third, the mid-mountain region between the Mahābhārat Range and the Great
Himalayas; and, fourth, the Great Himalaya Range, rising to more than 29,000 feet
(some 8,850 metres).

The Tarai forms the northern extension of the Gangetic Plain and varies in width
from less than 16 to more than 20 miles, narrowing considerably in several places.
A 10-mile-wide belt of rich agricultural land stretches along the southern part of
the Tarai; the northern section, adjoining the foothills, is a marshy region in
which wild animals abound and malaria is endemic.

The Churia Range, which is sparsely populated, rises in almost perpendicular

escarpments to an altitude of more than 4,000 feet. Between the Churia Range to the
south and the Mahābhārat Range to the north, there are broad basins from 2,000 to
3,000 feet high, about 10 miles wide, and 20 to 40 miles long; these basins are
often referred to as the Inner Tarai. In many places they have been cleared of the
forests and savanna grass to provide timber and areas for cultivation.f Asia, lying
along the southern slopes of the Himalayan mountain ranges. It is a landlocked
country located between India to the east, south, and west and the Tibet Autonomous
Region of China to the north. Its territory extends roughly 500 miles (800
kilometres) from east to west and 90 to 150 miles from north to south. The capital
is Kathmandu.