Nepal is a landlocked country in South Asia, sandwiched between India and China. It is situated in the lap of the beautiful snow-capped Himalayas and is home to the world's highest peak – Mount Everest.


In addition to the Himalayas, the topography of Nepal also houses the ‘Hills’ and the ‘Terai’ or the plains.  While the Himalayas cover approximately 15% of Nepal, the Hills and the Terai make up for 65% and18% of Nepal respectively.  
Unfortunately the Hills have been subject to an increasing number of environmental disasters, which are due in likelihood to deforestation and intensive farming.
 

Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal and is a valley surrounded by hills. It is also one of the 75 districts of Nepal and falls within the Central Development Region of Nepal. Nepal has been divided to five developmental regions namely, Far-Western, Mid-Western, Western, Central and Eastern.