Area: 1.2 million sq. km
Capital: Lhasa
Temperature: 23C/76F in Summer -15C/5F in Winter
Population: 2.2 million
Airport: Lhasa Gongar Airport (approx 96 km away from Lhasa )
Access: By air- Kathmandu to Lhasa Flight (approx 1 hour flight)
By road- Kathmandu to Kodari (116 km, approx 4 hours drive)

RELIGION OF TIBET
Religion is very important to the Tibetans with everything being centered around it, along with education cultural was based on religious beliefs.
The religious beliefs, customs and habits of the Tibetan people shall be respected, and lama monasteries shall be protected.
Buddhism: It is one of the major religions in Tibet . Buddhism is still prevents in Tibet and the temples and monasteries that were destroyed are rebuilt. The Chinese government still has a strong hold on religious practices, including placing a limit on the number of religious buildings.
Lamas: They are the teachers of Buddhism. Lamas play an important role in Tibetan Buddhism. Lama teaches all the monks. The Lama is the one that takes care that the system of Buddhism will continue to work.
Bon: The oldest religion is Bon, after that the Buddhism has been spread. This religion is a blend of the Bon and the Buddhism. It is difficult to distinguish between Tibetans who follow the tradition of Bon and those who adhere to Buddhism. Both share a common heritage, as well as popular religious practice such as chanting mantras, making offerings, and spinning prayer wheels. Monks receive training in astrology, medicine, poetry, and the making of religious objects. Bon monks are often called to laypersons homes to perform rituals on holy days, when there is illness, and when someone dies.

GEOGRAPHY OF TIBET
Geographically, Tibet can be divided into three major parts, the east, north and south. The eastern part is forest region, occupying approximately one-fourth of the land. Virgin forests run the entire breadth and length of this part of Tibet . The northern part is open grassland, where nomads and yak and sheep dwell here. This part occupies approximately half of Tibet. The southern and central part is agricultural region, occupying about one-fourth of Tibet’s land area. With all major Tibetan cities and towns such as Lhasa , Shigatse, Gyantse ad Tsetang located in this area, it is considered the cultural center of Tibet . The total area of the Tibet Autonomous Region is 1,200,000 square kilometers and its population is 1,890,000. The region is administratively divided into one municipality and six prefectures. The municipality is Lhasa , while the six prefectures are Shigatse, Ngari, Lhaoka, Chamdo, Nakchu and Nyingtri (kongpo). The People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region exercises the highest administrative authority in Tibet .

PEOPLE OF TIBET
The majority of Tibet’s population of 1,890,000 is Tibetans. Tibet is so thinly populated that it averages out 1.6 8 persons per square kilometers. About 90% of the people live on farming and husbandry. Ideology of people in this land differs greatly from any other nationality both at home in china and in the world. Religion seems almost everything. Many live for the next life, rather than for the present. They accumulate deeds of virtue and pray for the final liberation-enlightenment. Lips and hands of the elders are never at still, either busied in murmuring of the six syllable mantric prayer OM Ma Ni Pad Me Hum (Hail the Jewel in the Lotus) or in rotation of hand prayer wheels, or counting of the prayer beads.