Nepal contains eight of world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest - the world's tallest.
Terai Region's width is 26 to 32 km and altitude is 60 to 305 m and occupies about 17 percent of total land area of the country.
Natural resources: quartz, water, timber, hydro-power, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore.
Land use -arable lands: 21.68%
- permanent crops: 0.64%
- Other: 77.68%
Irrigated land: 11,350 sq km (1998 est.)
Terai Region's width is 26 to 32 km and altitude is 60 to 305 m and occupies about 17 percent of total land area of the country.
Natural resources: quartz, water, timber, hydro-power, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore.
Land use -arable lands: 21.68%
- permanent crops: 0.64%
- Other: 77.68%
Irrigated land: 11,350 sq km (1998 est.)