NEPAL A VERY VERY BEAUTIFUL PLACE Nepal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the country. For other uses, see Nepal (disambiguation). Page semi-protected Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल Sanghiya Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl Flag Coat of arms Motto: जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी (Nepali) Mother and Motherland are Greater than Heaven Anthem: Sayaun Thunga Phulka Made of Hundreds of Flowers MENU0:00 Capital and largest city Kathmandu (Nepali: काठमाडौं) 27°42′N 85°19′E Official languages Nepali Demonym Nepali, Nepalese, Gurkhas Government Federal parliamentary republic - President Ram Baran Yadav - Prime Minister Sushil Koirala Legislature Constituent Assembly Unification - Kingdom declared 25 September 1768[1] - State declared 15 January 2007 - Republic declared 28 May 2008 Area - Total 147,181 km2 (95th) 56,827 sq mi - Water (%) 2.8 Population - 2011 census 26,494,504[2] - Density 180/km2 (62nd) 518/sq mi GDP (PPP) 2013 estimate - Total $62.384 billion[3] - Per capita $2,310 [4] GDP (nominal) 2012 estimate - Total $19.921 billion[5] - Per capita $743[5] Gini (2010) 32.8[6] medium HDI (2013) Steady 0.540[7] medium · 145th Currency Nepalese rupee (NPR) Time zone NPT (UTC+5:45) DST not observed Drives on the left Calling code +977 ISO 3166 code NP Internet TLD .np Nepal (Listeni/nɛˈpɔːl/ ne-pawl[8] Nepali: नेपाल [neˈpal] ( listen)), officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal,[9] is a landlocked sovereign nation located in South Asia. With an area of 147,181 square kilometres (56,827 sq mi) and a population of approximately 27 million.[2] Nepal is the worlds 93rd largest country by land mass[10] and the 41st most populous country. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the Peoples Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India. Specifically, the Indian states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, and Sikkim border Nepal, while across the Himalayas lies the Tibetan Autonomous Region. Nepal is separated from Bangladesh by the narrow Indian Siliguri Corridor. Kathmandu is the nations capital and largest metropolis. The mountainous north of Nepal has eight of the worlds ten tallest mountains, including the highest point on Earth, Mount Everest, called Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा) in Nepali. It contains more than 240 peaks over 20,000 ft (6,096 m) above sea level.[11] The southern Terai region is fertile and humid. Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha, is located in this region. Lumbini is one of the holiest places of one of the worlds great religions, and its remains contain important evidence about the nature of Buddhist pilgrimage centres from as early as the 3rd century BC.[12] Hinduism is practiced by about 81.3% of Nepalis, making it the country with the highest percentage of Hindus. Buddhism is linked historically with Nepal and is practiced by 16%, Kirat 5.1%, Islam by 4.4%, Christianity 1.4%, and animism 0.4%.[2] A large section of the population, especially in hill region, even though they follow Hindu customs, may identify themselves as both Hindu as well as Buddhists which can be attributed to the syncretic nature of Hinduism and Buddhism in Nepal.[13] A monarchy throughout most of its history, Nepal was ruled by the Shah dynasty of kings from 1768,[1] when Prithvi Narayan Shah unified its many small kingdoms, until 2008; a decade-long Civil War involving the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (now known as the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)) and several weeks of mass protests by all major political parties led to the 12-point agreement[14] of 22 November 2005. The ensuing elections for the constituent assembly on 28 May 2008 overwhelmingly favored the abolition of the monarchy and the establishment of a federal multiparty representative democratic republic. In recent developments, the political parties of Nepal agreed on forming an interim government under the leadership of Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi in order to hold Constituent Assembly elections by 19 November 2013 to end deadlock.[15][16] The second election for the constituent assembly was held successfully and Sushil Koirala was appointed the new prime minister.[17][18] In 2014, Nepal has ranked the 145th place on the Human Development Index (HDI) and despite several challenges, Nepal has been making steady progress and the Government of Nepal have made commitment to help the nation to graduate towards one of the more developed nations by 2022.
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