Nepal is situated between India and China with the total area of 147,181 Sq. Kilometers and an average length is 885 Km east to west. It lies between 26 o 12' and 30 o 27' north latitude and 80 o 04' and 88 o 12' east longitude. Topography of Nepal varies from the worlds' deepest gorge "Kali-Gandaki" to the highest point on the earth Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest), 8,848 meters above the sea level.

· Total Population:- 23.4 million people (Source: National population census report 2001).

· 61 ethnic groups and 70 spoken languages.

· The political system:- Multiparty Democracy with Constitutional Monarchism after the restoration of the Democracy in the country in 1990.

· Administrative Division:- Five development region, 14 zones, 75 districts, 58 Municipality including One Metropolitan and Three sub-metropolitans city, 3913 Village Development Committees. ·

· Population growth rate:- 2.1% per annum.

· Literacy rate: 57 (Women : 34)

Total : 144 BPS

No. of students completed SLC in 2004: 43 including Female: 18, (First division: 24)

There is a great challenge to the nation to eliminate the massive poverty in the country and provide basic needs to the people.

All over the country only 20% people are using transportation facilities (road/air). Mostly, the hilly areas of the country are connected by air transport, but these are not regularly operated in all seasons. Government has already been providing telephone services to 73-district head -quarters, and other accessible places of the districts, and only 15% people are using electricity facilities (most of them are in urban areas). Only 7% people are getting clean drinking water and sanitation facilities.