Nepal (
i// ne-PAWL Nepali:
नेपाल [neˈpal] (
listen)), officially the
Democratic Republic of Nepal,
is a
landlocked sovereign state located in
South Asia.
With an area of 147,181 square kilometres (56,827 sq mi) and a
population of approximately 27 million (and nearly 2 million absentee
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Nepal is the world's 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
People's 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 nation's capital and largest metropolis.
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The mountainous north of Nepal has eight of the world's 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.
The southern Terai region is fertile and humid.
Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, is located in this region.
Lumbini
is one of the holiest places of one of the world's great religions, and
its remains contain important evidence about the nature of Buddhist
pilgrimage centres from as early as the 3rd century BC.
Hinduism is practised by about 81% of Nepalis, making it the country with the highest percentage of Hindu followers;
Buddhism is linked historically with Nepal and is practiced by 9%,
Islam by 4.4%,
Kirat 3%,
Christianity 1.4%, and
animism 0.4%.
A
monarchy throughout most of its history, Nepal was ruled by the
Shah dynasty of kings from 1768, 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 of November 22, 2005.
Capital : Kathmandu
Currency : Nepalese rupee
Official language : Nepali Language
Government : Federal republic, Federation, Republic
National Animal Of Nepal
National Flower Of Nepal
National Bird Of Nepal
National Colour Of Nepal
National Anthem Of Nepal ( राष्ट्रिय गाना )
सयौँ
थुङ्गा फूलका
हामी, एउटै माला
नेपाली
सार्वभौम
भई फैलिएका, मेची
महाकाली
प्रकृतिका
कोटीकोटी, सम्पदाको
आँचल
वीरहरुका
रगतले, स्वतन्त्र
र अटल
ज्ञानभूमि,
शान्तिभूमि, तराई,
पहाड, हिमाल
अखण्ड
यो प्यारो हाम्रो
मातृभूमि नेपाल
बहुल जाति, भाषा,
धर्म, संस्कृति
छन् विशाल
अग्रगामी
राष्ट्र हाम्रो,
जय-जय नेपाल ।
English translation
- Woven from hundreds of flowers, we are one garland that's Nepali
- Spread sovereign from Mechi to Mahakali
- A playground for nature's wealth unending
- Out of the sacrifice of our braves, a nation free and unyielding
- A land of knowledge, of peace, the plains, hills and mountains tall
- Indivisible, this beloved land of ours, our motherland Nepal
- Of many races, languages, religions, and cultures of incredible sprawl
- This progressive nation of ours, all hail Nepal
Listen To Nepali Nation Anthem
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