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Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. 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. With an area of 147,181 square kilometres (56,827 sq mi) and a population of approximately 30 million, Nepal is the world's 93rd largest country by land mass and the 41st most populous country. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the country's largest metropolis.

Nepal has a rich geography. The mountainous north has eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including the highest point on Earth, Mount Everest, called Sagarmatha in Nepali. It contains more than 240 peaks over 20,000 ft (6,096 m) above sea level. The fertile and humid south is heavily urbanized.

By some measures, Hinduism is practised by a larger majority of people in Nepal than in any other nation. Buddhism, though a minority faith in the country, is linked historically with Nepal. Many Nepali do not distinguish between Hinduism and Buddhism and follow both religious traditions. There are 3 different buddhist traditions: Himalayan Buddhism, Buddhism of Kathmandu Valley (mostly Mahayana and Vajrayana), and also the Theravada Buddhism.

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. However, a decade-long Civil War by the 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. The ensuing elections for the constituent assembly on May 28, 2008 overwhelmingly favored the abdication of the Nepali monarch Gyanendra Shah and the establishment of a federal multiparty representative democratic republic. The first President of Nepal, Ram Baran Yadav, was sworn in on July 23, 2008. ( source Wikipedia )

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  • @krsw88 OKay U know Nepal and China were together... When Indian plate hit and Chinese Plate it created Mount Everest. That's how Nepal was created. It was not part of India at all.. U guys think Nepal was part of India because they both have the same culture and the same writing, but Truthfully Nepal is so much different than India. The language is so much different, the food, and culture as well...... Ask all Nepalese people all around the world that Buddha was born in Nepal NOT India.

  • Many many thanks to the uploader of this video for sharing it. I want to add two more important points about Nepal's are Lord Buddha was also born in Nepal and Nepal was never colonised by any other countries in the past.

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  • Bonitas imagentes.... nice

  • @lovelygirl272 yes indeed!

    u're brainwashed?

  • a country as beautiful as nepal no wonder we understand india's jealousy

  • @tetecko

    can't you study well...go n start from kindergarten..

  • I really liked the background music. Where can i find similar music? Great video. Love my country!!

  • @idiotsuraz Bud...who? Is he the famous alpinist? :D

  • @lovelygirl272 at the time nepal pakistan afghanistan and even some further parts formed India the indus valley civilization :)

  • @idiotsuraz LOL

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