Nepali Facts

Here is another post for you tonight. I did a little searching and found some info on Kathmandu (aka: Katmandu), Nepal. I thought you might be interested in reading a little bit about where Jason is.

Kathmandu, Nepal
Kathmandu is also known as Katmandu
Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal

Local time
Kathmandu (Nepal) Monday, October 8, 2007 at 10:34:22 AM
Phoenix (Arizona) Sunday, October 7, 2007 at 9:49:22 PM

Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +5:45 hours

Current Weather: Kathmandu
Sunny
Low: 25.5C/78F
High: 30.2C/86F

Distance from Kathmandu to Phoenix
Distance is 12,988 kilometers, 8070 miles, or 7013 nautical miles

Distance from Kathmandu to Toronto
Distance is 11,950 kilometers, 7425 miles, or 6452 nautical miles.

Kathmandu is the largest city in Nepal with a population of 800,000 and over. According to a 2001 census, when it comes to religious worship, Hindus constitute 80.6% of the population and Buddhists make up 10.7%, whereas Muslims only make up 4.2% and other religions are 0.9%. The differences between the two biggest religions here in Nepal, the Hindus and Buddhists, are very subtle and academic in nature, due to the mixture of Hindu and Buddhist beliefs. Both share common temples and worship common deities.
The national language in Nepal is Nepali with 47.8% of the population speaking it as their first language. There are another 20 languages divided into numerous dialects that are spoken in Nepal.

I wanted to share a sample of Nepali writing but I cannot figure out how to get it in here. Maybe Jason can help me with that after he gets home. I am sure there is a name for it but it reminds me of Japanese or Chinese. I am not sure how else to explain it.

Have a great night.

Blessings,
Kim