Nepal is a country of highly diverse and rich geography, culture, and religions. The mountainous north contains eight of the world's
ten highest mountains, including the highest, Mount Everest. The fertile and humid south is heavily urbanized. Bsy some measures,
Hinduism is practiced by a greater majority of people in Nepal than in any other nation. A minority faith in the country, Buddhism is
linked historically with Nepal as the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautam who, as the Buddha Gautam, gave birth to the Buddhist tradition.