Study MBBS/MD in Nepal

Nepal officially the Federal Democratic Republic of is a landlocked central Himalayan country in South Asia. Nepal is divided into 7 states and 75 districts and 744 local units including 4 metropolises, 13 sub-metropolises, 246 municipal councils and 481 villages. It has a population of 26.4 million and is the 93rd largest country by area. It covers total area of 143,351 sq km and its boundary is 2,926 km long in total, bordered by China 1,236 km and India 1,690 km. It is a landlocked country.

Bordering China in the north and India in the south, east, and west, it is the largest sovereign Himalayan state. Nepal does not border Bangladesh, which is located within only 27 km (17 mi) of its southeastern tip. Neither does it border Bhutan due to the Indian state of Sikkim being located in between. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains,subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world’s ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Kathmandu is the nation’s capital and largest city. Nepal is a multiethnic nation with Nepali as the official language.

Nepal has five climatic zones, broadly corresponding to the altitudes. The tropical and subtropical zones lie below 1,200 metres (3,937 ft), the temperate zone 1,200 to 2,400 metres (3,937 to 7,874 ft), the cold zone 2,400 to 3,600 metres (7,874 to 11,811 ft), the subarctic zone 3,600 to 4,400 metres (11,811 to 14,436 ft), and the Arctic zone above 4,400 metres (14,436 ft).

Nepal experiences five seasons: summer, monsoon, autumn, winter and spring. Nepals climate is influenced by maritime and continental factors, and has four distinct seasons. Spring lasts from March to May, and is warm with rain showers, and temperatures around 22°C. Summer, from June to August, is the monsoon season when the hills turn lush and green.

Hindu and Buddhist traditions in Nepal go back more than two millennia. In Lumbini, Buddha was born, and Pashupatinath temple, Kathmandu, is an old and famous Shiva temple of Hindus. Nepal has several other temples and Buddhist monasteries, as well as places of worship of other religious groups.

Nepal is multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and religious diverse nation with all the religions being present since ancient times here and Nepal is also a secular state according to constitution of Nepal. The treatment of all religions equally by the state and Freedom of religion is also guaranteed by Nepal constitution. Prior to the movement for democracy in early 2006 and the sacking of King Gyanendra in 2008, the country was officially a Hindu kingdom.

Hinduism is the majority religion in the state and profoundly influences its social structure, while Buddhism(Tibetan Buddhism) is practiced by some ethnic groups in forms which are strongly influenced by Hinduism; Kiratism otherwise is the grassroots native religion of populations belonging to the Kirati ethnicity.

Islam, Christianity, Sikhism and Jainism have made inroads and are the religious identity of small populations. It has more than 70 ethnic groups and more than 60 different languages are spoken in different parts of Nepal. Nepali is the national language of Nepal.Current population of Nepal is 28,966,336. The high number of marriages consequently gives rise to a higher birth rate, which was around 22 births per a population of 1000 peoples. On the other hand, the number of deaths was less, with around 7 deaths per population of 1000 people.

Medical College List Nepal

B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences-Dharan, Nepal

Birat Medical College, Nepal

Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCOMS), Nepal

Nobel Medical College, Nepal

Nepal Medical College, Nepal

College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal

University of Tribhuvan, Nepal

University of Kathmandu, Nepal

Nepalgunj Medical College, Nepal

Lumbini Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Nepal

Kathmandu Medical College, Nepal