Nepal
Geography - People - Economy - Government - Communications - Transportation - Military - Transnational IssuesCountry name - conventional long form : Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Country name - conventional short form : Nepal
Country name - local long form : Sanghiya Loktantrik Ganatantra Nepal
Country name - local short form : Nepal
Government type : democratic republic
Capital - name : Kathmandu
Capital - time difference : UTC+5.75 (10.75 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
National holiday : NA; note - in 2006, Parliament abolished the birthday of King GYANENDRA (7 July) and Constitution Day (9 November) as national holidays
Population : 29,519,114 (July 2008 est.)
Nationality - noun : Nepalese (singular and plural)
Nationality - adjective : Nepalese
Currency (code) : Nepalese rupee (NPR)
Currency code : NPR
Major infectious diseases - degree of risk : intermediate
Nepal is located Southern Asia, between China and India. The climate is varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south. The terrain is Tarai or flat river plain of the Ganges in south, central hill region, rugged Himalayas in north.
Background
This entry usually highlights major historic events and current issues and may include a statement about one or two key future trends.Background : In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. An insurgency led by Maoist extremists broke out in 1996. The ensuing nine-year civil war between insurgents and government forces witnessed the dissolution of the cabinet and parliament and assumption of absolute power by the king. Several weeks of mass protests in April 2006 were followed by several months of peace negotiations between the Maoists and government officials, and culminated in a November 2006 peace accord and the promulgation of an interim constitution. The newly formed interim parliament declared Nepal a democratic federal republic at its first meeting in May 2008, the king vacated the throne in mid-June 2008, and parliament elected the country's first president the following month.
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