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  Nepal - Encyclopedia - Fansub TV
This is reflected in gentler relief in western Nepal and confirms the segmentation of geology and deformation observed with microseismicity and GPS measurements (Fig:Cross-section and Projection of Microseimic Activity).
Nepal receives US$50 million a year through the Gurkha soldiers who serve in the Indian and British armies and are highly esteemed for their skill and bravery.
Nepal remains isolated from the world’s major land, air and sea transport routes although, within the country, aviation is in a better state, with 48 airports, ten of them with paved runways; flights are frequent and support a sizeable traffic.
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 Nepal - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
Nepal is of roughly rectangular shape, 650 km wide and 200 km broad, with an area of 147,181 km².
Nepal's legislature is bicameral constituting of a House of Representatives and a National Council.
Nepal has a rich tradition of ceremonies, such as nwaran (the christening of a child), and the Pasni, the day a child is first fed rice, and bratabandha (the penance ceremony) and gupha for prepubescent boys and girls, respectively.
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 Nepal Demographics and Geography - Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online
The population of Nepal is the result of a long intermingling of Tibeto-Burmans, who migrated from the N (especially Tibet), and peoples who came from the Ganga plain in the S. The chief ethnic group, the Newars, were probably the original inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley.
Livestock raising is second to farming in Nepal’s economy; oxen predominate in the lower valleys, yaks in the higher, and sheep, goats, and poultry are plentiful everywhere.
Nepal is divided into fourteen administrative zones: Bagmati, Bheri, Dhaulagiri, Gandak, Janakpur, Karnali, Kosi, Lumbini, Mahakali, Mechi, Narayani, Rapti, Sagarmatha, and Seti.
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 Demographics of Nepal
Perched on the southern slopes of the Himalayan Mountains, the Kingdom of Nepal is as ethnically diverse as its terrain of fertile plains, broad valleys, and the highest mountain peaks in the world.
The constitution describes the country as a "Hindu Kingdom," although it does not establish Hinduism as the state religion.
Nepal also has small Muslim and Christian minorities.
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 Nepal   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Nepal is a Hindu kingdom of Southern Asia with borders with Tibet and India.
Nepal is the only official Hindu state in world although many people either Hindu or Buddhist beliefs often practice a syncretistic blend Hinduism and Buddhism.
Nepal uses three calendars: the Western (Gregorian) official solar Bikram Sambhat and the lunar Dates for many religious Nepalese holidays are according to the lunar calendar (somewhat like is for Christians) so there are no dates for Nepalese holidays in either the or the official calendar.
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 EnciclopedyNepal -   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Lord Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini, Nepal circa 500 BC and the Emperor Aśoka ruled over a vast empire including North India and Nepal in the 1st century BC.
According to official Nepal government accounts, on June 1, 2001, the Heir Apparent Crown Prince Dipendra went on a killing spree in the royal palace in a violent response to his parents' refusal to accept his choice for a wife.
The major languages of Nepal (percent spoken as mother tongue) are Nepali (49%), Maithili (12%), Bhojpuri (8%), Tharu (6%), Tamang (5%), Newari/Nepal Bhasa (4%), Magar (3%), Awadhi (2%), Bantawa (2%), Limbu (1%), and Bajjika (1%).
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 NEPAL : Encyclopedia Entry
Nepal is of roughly trapezoidal shape, 650 kilometres (400 mi) wide and 200 kilometres (125 mi) broad, with an area of 147,181 square kilometres (56,827 sq mi).
Nepal's GDP for the year 2005 is estimated at just over US$39 billion (adjusted to Purchasing Power Parity), making it the 83rd-largest economy in the world.
Nepal's legislature was bicameral consisting of a House of Representatives and a National Council.
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 Nepal Information Center - map of nepal
The Licchavi dynasty went into bronze nepal tara decline in the late eighth century and was followed by a Newari era, from 879, although the extent of their control over the entire country is uncertain.
Nepal has royal nepal airlines a total population of 27,676,547 as of July 2005, with a growth rate of 2.2%.
A majority of the population live in the central highlands despite kathmandu nepal the migration of a significant section of the population to the fertile Terrai belt in recent years.
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 NEPAL
Nepal, officially known according to its Interim Constitution as the State of Nepal (Nepali: [neˈpaːl]) is a landlocked Himalayan country in South Asia that overlaps with East Asia, bordered by Tibet to the north and by India to the south, east and west.
Nepal is of roughly trapezoidal shape, 800 kilometres (500 mi) long and 200 kilometres (125 mi) wide, with an area of 147,181 square kilometres (56,827 sq mi).
Nepal has a rich tradition of ceremonies, such as nwaran (the christening of a child), and the Pasni, the day a child is first fed rice, and bratabandha (the penance ceremony) and gupha for prepubescent boys and girls, respectively.
www.solarnavigator.net /geography/nepal.htm   (4676 words)

  
 Nepal Resource Center - kathmandu nepal news
The distribution of wealth among the people is consistent with that in nepal arts many developed and developing countries: the highest 10% of households receive nearly 30% of the national income, and the lowest 10% a little more than a tenth of that.
Buddhists are mostly concentrated in the lukla nepal eastern regions and the central nepal tibet rugs Terrai.
Polygamy is banned rolien nepal by law; relatively isolated tribes in the north, such as the Dolpo, practise polyandry.
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 Nepal
The Himalaya mountain range runs across Nepal's northern and western parts, and eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including the highest, Mount Everest, are within its territory.
For a relatively small country, Nepal has a diverse landscape, ranging from the humid Terai plains in the south to the mountainous Himalayas in the north, which makes it a major tourist destination.
Nepal's Flag is the only national flag in the world that is non-quadrilateral in shape.
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 Meteoroloo.com :: Nepal - map of nepal
Topographic map of NepalNepal nepal history is of roughly rectangular shape, 650 km wide and 200 km broad, with an area of 147,181 rolien nepal km².
A majority nepal rain dance of the population live in the central highlands despite the migration of a significant nepal map section of the population to the fertile Terrai belt in recent years.
Nepal has a rich tradition of ceremonies, such as nwaran (the christening of a child), and the Pasni, the day a child nepal attraction is first fed rice, and bratabandha (the penance ceremony) and gupha for prepubescent boys and girls, respectively.
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 Nepal/Temp
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Nepal is a country of Southern Asia, with borders with China and India.
Nepal is divided into 14 zones (anchal, singular and plural):
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 Nepalnews.com Mercantile Connumications Pvt. Ltd.
Nepal’s trend in population change, female literacy and child and maternal mortality are important indicators of economic progress, particularly when discussing the "middle class" that is said to be the driving force of tomorrow’s economy.
The demographics of Nepal indicate a period of growing working age populations, which will pose challenges for education and for employment, particularly for middle class people.
Nepal has the good fortune of sharing borders with both these economic pillars, but unless Nepal utilizes it’s human capital to take advantage of their robust neighbors, the proximity of future economic pillars is meaningless.
www.nepalnews.com /archive/2007/others/guestcolumn/jan/guest_columns_01.php   (1077 words)

  
 South Asian Media Net
Nepal is as ethnically diverse as its terrain of fertile plains, broad valleys, and the highest mountain peaks in the world.
Nepal is a multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-ethnic society.
Though Nepal is a veritable mosaic of dozens of ethnic groups, they are bound together by their loyalty to the institution of Monarchy, and by the ideas of peaceful coexistence and religious tolerance to form one unified nation.
www.southasianmedia.net /profile/nepal/nepal_people.cfm   (438 words)

  
 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Nepal   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Nepal\'s King Gyanendra has announced the revival of the kingdom\'s dissolved parliament, a key demand of the seven-party alliance that has been spearheading the agitation.
Nepal has been known to have been inhabited as far as the 10th millennium BC - that is, from the archaelogical findings.
Nepal is of roughly rectangular shape, 850andnbsp;km wide and 200andnbsp;km broad, with an area of 147,181andnbsp;kmandsup2;.
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 My Articles « Neil’s Nepal
Nepal is experiencing extreme forms of both indigenous and exogenous sources of change.
From the inside, Nepal is experiencing rapid population growth, this is both reflected in the inability of a stagnant and agriculturally based economy to supply so many people with jobs, but it is also reflected in the inability of the countries infrastructure to cope with population growth.
While the expectations of the majority of Nepals population are rising, the division of labor in Nepal remains unchanged.
neilsnepal.wordpress.com /the-nepalese-conflict-a-brief-theoretical-perspective   (3891 words)

  
 Nepal news from InsideIndia
Beijing (PTI): Nepal Maoist supremo Prachanda, who is poised to lead the next government in the Himalayan nation, has underlined his desire to follow a policy of 'equidistance' in relationship with giant neighbours India and China.
BEIJING: Nepal Maoist supremo Prachanda, who is poised to lead the next government in the Himalayan nation, has underlined his desire to follow a policy of 'equidistance' in relationship with giant neighbours India and China.
The world’s last Hindu king, Gyanendra of Nepal, turned in his scepter and bird-of-paradise plumed crown, and he announced that he would live as a commoner.
www.insideworld.com /nepal   (594 words)

  
 Demographics of Nepal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nepal is a multilingual, multireligious and multiethnic society.
The constitution of Nepal describes the country as a "Hindu Kingdom," although it does not establish Hinduism as the state religion.
Demographics of Nepal, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.
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 Nepal
Childbearing is also valued highly in Nepal, although strains on natural resources, threats to women’s health, and a desire for a higher quality of life have caused individuals, the government, and NGO professionals to focus on family planning methods.
Nepal, as other cultures, may use the phrase “sexual intimidation” or “teasing.” According to Nepali professionals, this is not to minimize the experience—it is culturally more accurate.
The estimated HIV prevalence in Nepal in 2001 was 58,000 or close to 0.5% of the total 15- to 49-year-old population.
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 Kirant
Demographics of Nepal, Demographics of Nepal - Languages, Demographics of Nepal - Religion, Demographics of Nepal - Ethnicity, Demographics of Nepal - Vital statistics
Nepal is of roughly rectangular shape, 850 km wide and 200 km broad, with an area of 147,181 km².
Nepal's legislature is bicameral constituting of a House of Representatives and a National Council.
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 Culture of Nepal
See also Demographics of Nepal Nepal has a population of more than 27 million people, consisting of over 40 different races, ethnic and social groups, spread over different altitudes, and in different stages of cultural lifestyles.
Nepal, constitutionally a Hindu kingdom with long-standing legal provisions prohibiting discrimination against other religions, is the only official Hindu country in the world.
The major languages of Nepal (percent spoken as mother tongue) are Nepali (49%), Maithili (12%), Bhojpuri (8%), Tharu (6%), Tamang (5%), Newari/Nepal Bhasa (4%), Magar (3%), Awadhi (2%), Bantawa (2%), Limbu (1%), and Bajjika (1%).
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 Agenda 21 - Nepal
The large size of Nepal's population relative to its resource base, and its high growth rate are at the root of many environmental problems in Nepal.
In Nepal, environmental education is integrated into social sciences and health and population education at primary, lower secondary and secondary levels.
Nepal's participation in the Habitat II Conference (City Summit) in Istanbul, Turkey 3-14 June 1996, along with the commitments on priority issues included in the National Plan of Action and Best Practices reports, are important achievements towards the realization of sustainable human settlements in an urbanizing world.
www.un.org /esa/agenda21/natlinfo/countr/nepal/social.htm   (1380 words)

  
 Nepal Tourism, Travel nepal, nepal tour,available flights, information about Nepal, hotel accommodations in Nepal - ...
A picturesque nation, Nepal is well known across the world for its fascinating peaks, sublime scenery, rich cultural heritage, ancient temples and thrilling hiking trails.
Owing to its significant geographical location, Nepal is a land rich in bio-diversity, boasting a wide variety of topographic terrain.
A centre of Hinduism and Buddhism since its earliest times, Nepal is also home to a wealth of sacred sites, heritage zones and historic ruins of several ancient civilizations and kingdoms that once flourished here.
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 Nepal
), officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रीक गणतन्त्र नेपाल), is a landlocked country in South Asia.
Others believe the word “Nepal” was derived from the word “Nepa:” which refers to the Newar Kingdom of with Kathmandu Valley as its capital.
The Newars, a linguistic community (derived from various ethnicities) of present day Nepal, refer to all the inhabitants of Kathmandu valley and its peripheries (called "Nepa:") before the advent of Shah dynasty.
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 Nepal on the www
Contains basic profile of Nepal, e.g., official name of state, capital, head of state, population, size of country by population and geographic area, etc.
on the demographics and economy of Nepal, the kind that developmental economists would be interested in.
Amazon.com lists about 20 books when you do a search for "Nepal fiction" and about 40 when you search for "Nepal map." (If you don't want to buy from amazon, find titles there, then check the UNH Library catalog and, if necessary, make a request through Inter-library Loan.
www.unh.edu /linguistics/courses/779/Nepal_culture.htm   (534 words)

  
 Nepal: Demographics - K12 Academics
Nepal has a total population of 27,676,547 as of July 2005, with a growth rate of 2.2%.
Buddhists are mostly concentrated in the eastern regions and the central Terrai.
[ Administrative Subdivisions ] [ Demographics ] [ Culture ]
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