{"id":147,"date":"2017-11-30T10:22:35","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T10:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danphetech.com\/carnet\/?page_id=147"},"modified":"2017-12-14T04:22:14","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T04:22:14","slug":"about-nepal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carnet.org.np\/index.php\/about-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"About Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Capital<\/strong><\/td>\nKathmandu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Official\u00a0languages<\/strong><\/td>\nNepali<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Religion<\/strong><\/td>\n81.3%\u00a0Hinduism
\n9%\u00a0Buddhism
\n4.4%\u00a0Islam
\n3%\u00a0Kirant
\n1.4%\u00a0Christianity
\n0.4%\u00a0Animism
\n0.5%\u00a0Irreligion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Demonym<\/strong><\/td>\nNepalese<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Government<\/strong><\/td>\nFederal\u00a0parliamentary republic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Legislature<\/strong><\/td>\nParliament<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unification<\/strong>
\n Kingdom declared<\/strong>
\n State declared<\/strong>
\n Republic declared<\/strong><\/td>\n		25 September 1768
\n15 January 2007
\n28 May 2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Area<\/strong>
\n Total<\/strong>
\n Water\u00a0(%)<\/strong><\/td>\n		147,181\u00a0km2(56,827\u00a0sq\u00a0mi) (93rd)
\n2.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Population<\/strong>
\n 2016\u00a0estimate<\/strong>
\n 2011\u00a0census<\/strong>
\n Density<\/strong><\/td>\n		28,982,771\u00a0(48th)
\n26,494,504
\n180\/km2\u00a0(466.2\/sq\u00a0mi) (62nd)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GDP\u00a0(PPP)<\/strong>
\n Total<\/strong>
\n Per capita<\/strong><\/td>\n		2016\u00a0estimate
\n$74.020 billion
\n$2,573<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GDP\u00a0(nominal)<\/strong>
\n Total<\/strong>
\n Per capita<\/strong><\/td>\n		2016\u00a0estimate
\n$24.067 billion ((107th))
\n$837<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HDI\u00a0(2016)<\/strong><\/td>\n0.558
\nMedium 144th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Currency<\/strong><\/td>\nNepalese rupee (NPR)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Time Zone<\/strong><\/td>\nNepal Standard Time
\n(UTC+05:45)
\nDST not observed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drives on the<\/strong><\/td>\nLeft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Calling Code<\/strong><\/td>\n+977<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ISO 3166 code<\/strong><\/td>\nNP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Internet TLD<\/strong><\/td>\n.np
\n\u0928\u0947\u092a\u093e\u0932<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Nepal, officially the\u00a0Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal\u00a0(Nepali:\u00a0\u0938\u0919\u094d\u0918\u0940\u092f \u0932\u094b\u0915\u0924\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0915 \u0917\u0923\u0924\u0928\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0928\u0947\u092a\u093e\u0932\u00a0Sanghiya Lokt\u0101ntrik Ganatantra Nep\u0101l),\u00a0is a\u00a0landlocked\u00a0central\u00a0Himalayan\u00a0country in\u00a0South Asia. Nepal is divided into\u00a07 states\u00a0and\u00a075 districts\u00a0and 744 local units including 4 metropolises, 13 sub-metropolises, 246 municipal councils and 481 villages.\u00a0It has a population of 26.4 million and is the\u00a093rd largest country\u00a0by area. Bordering\u00a0China\u00a0in the north and India\u00a0in the south, east, and west, it is the largest sovereign\u00a0Himalayan state. Nepal does not border\u00a0Bangladesh, which is located within only 27\u00a0km (17\u00a0mi) of its southeastern tip. Neither does it border\u00a0Bhutan\u00a0due to the Indian state of\u00a0Sikkim\u00a0being located in between. Nepal has a\u00a0diverse geography, including\u00a0fertile plains,\u00a0subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world’s ten\u00a0tallest mountains, including\u00a0Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth.\u00a0Kathmandu\u00a0is the nation’s capital and largest city. Nepal is a multiethnic nation with\u00a0Nepali\u00a0as the official language.<\/p>\n

The territory of Nepal has a recorded history since the\u00a0Neolithic\u00a0age. The name “Nepal” is first recorded in texts from the\u00a0Vedic Age, the era which founded\u00a0Hinduism, the predominant religion of the country. In the middle of the first millennium BCE,\u00a0Gautama Buddha, the founder of\u00a0Buddhism, was born in southern Nepal. Parts of northern Nepal were intertwined with the culture of\u00a0Tibet. The Kathmandu Valley\u00a0in central Nepal became known as Nepal proper because of its complex urban civilization. It was the seat of the prosperous\u00a0Newar\u00a0confederacy known as\u00a0Nepal Mandala. The highest elevation in Nepal is\u00a0Mount Everest, Earth’s highest mountain, rising 8,848 m (29,029\u00a0ft) above sea level. The Himalayan branch of the ancient\u00a0Silk Road\u00a0was dominated by the\u00a0valley’s traders. The cosmopolitan region developed distinct traditional\u00a0art\u00a0and\u00a0architecture. By the 18th century, the\u00a0Gorkha Kingdom achieved the\u00a0unification of Nepal. The\u00a0Shah dynasty\u00a0established the\u00a0Kingdom of Nepal\u00a0and later formed an alliance with the\u00a0British Empire, under its\u00a0Rana dynasty\u00a0of\u00a0premiers. The country was never colonised but served as a buffer state between\u00a0Imperial China and Colonial India. In the 20th century, Nepal ended its isolation and forged strong ties with regional powers.\u00a0Parliamentary democracy\u00a0was introduced in 1951, but was twice suspended by Nepalese monarchs in 1960 and 2005. The\u00a0War resulted in the proclamation of a\u00a0republic\u00a0in 2008, ending the reign of the world’s last\u00a0Hindu\u00a0monarchy.<\/p>\n

Modern Nepal is a\u00a0federal\u00a0secular\u00a0parliamentary\u00a0republic. It has\u00a0seven states. Nepal is a\u00a0developing nation, ranking\u00a0144th\u00a0on the Human Development Index\u00a0(HDI) in 2016. The country struggles with the transition from a monarchy to a republic. It also suffers from high levels of\u00a0hunger\u00a0and poverty. Despite these challenges, Nepal is making steady progress, with the government declaring its commitment to elevate the nation from\u00a0least developed country\u00a0status by 2022.\u00a0Nepal also has a vast potential to generate hydropower\u00a0for export.<\/p>\n

Nepal’s foreign relations expanded after the\u00a0Anglo-Nepal Treaty of 1923, which was recognized by the\u00a0League of Nations. After a Soviet\u00a0veto in 1949, Nepal was admitted to the\u00a0United Nations\u00a0in 1955. Friendship treaties were signed with the\u00a0Dominion of India\u00a0in 1950 and the People’s Republic of China in 1960. Nepal hosts the permanent secretariat of the\u00a0South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation\u00a0(SAARC), of which it is a founding member. Nepal is also a member of the\u00a0Non Aligned Movement\u00a0and the\u00a0Bay of Bengal Initiative. The military of Nepal is the fifth largest in South Asia and is notable for its\u00a0Gurkha\u00a0history, particularly during the world wars, and has been a significant contributor to\u00a0United Nations peacekeeping\u00a0operations.<\/p>\n

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For additional information about Nepal, please visit:<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nepal<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/nepal\/overview<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.nepalembassyusa.org\/about-nepal\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Capital Kathmandu Official\u00a0languages Nepali Religion 81.3%\u00a0Hinduism 9%\u00a0Buddhism 4.4%\u00a0Islam 3%\u00a0Kirant 1.4%\u00a0Christianity 0.4%\u00a0Animism 0.5%\u00a0Irreligion Demonym Nepalese Government Federal\u00a0parliamentary republic Legislature Parliament Unification Kingdom declared State declared Republic declared 25 September 1768 15 January 2007 28 May 2008 Area Total Water\u00a0(%) 147,181\u00a0km2(56,827\u00a0sq\u00a0mi) (93rd) 2.8 Population 2016\u00a0estimate 2011\u00a0census Density 28,982,771\u00a0(48th) 26,494,504 180\/km2\u00a0(466.2\/sq\u00a0mi) (62nd) GDP\u00a0(PPP) Total Per capita 2016\u00a0estimate $74.020…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-147","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carnet.org.np\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carnet.org.np\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carnet.org.np\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carnet.org.np\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carnet.org.np\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/carnet.org.np\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":655,"href":"https:\/\/carnet.org.np\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/147\/revisions\/655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carnet.org.np\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}