नेपाल / Nepal
Is a landlocked country in South Asia and, as of 2010, the world's most recent nation to become a republic. It is 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 metropolitan city.
Nepal is a country of highly diverse and rich geography, culture, and religions. The mountainous north has eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including the highest, Sagarmatha, known in English as Mount Everest. The fertile and humid south is heavily urbanized. It contains over 240 peaks more than 20,000 ft (6,096 metres) above sea level.
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 as the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, who as the Gautam Buddha gave birth to the Buddhist tradition. About half of the population live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day.
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. In 2006, however, decade-long People's Revolution by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) along with several weeks of mass protests by all major political parties of Nepal culminated in a peace accord, and the ensuing elections for the constituent assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of the abdication of the last Nepali monarch Gyanendra Shah and the establishment of a federal democratic republic in May 28, 2008. The first President of Nepal, Ram Baran Yadav, was sworn in on 23 July 2008.
History
Please go to
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Geography
Please go to
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Other info
Oficial Name:
नेपाल-Nepāl
नेपाल राज्य नेपा-- Nepal Adhirajya
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल (Saṅgʰīya Loktāntrik Gaṇtantra Nepāl)
Unification:
December 21, 1768
Area:
147.181km2
Inhabitants:
25.730.000
Language:
नेपाली (Nepali) and Tibet dialects
Angika ,Athpariya ,Awadhi ,Bagheli ,Bahing ,Bantawa ,Baraamu ,Belhariya ,Bengali ,Bhojpuri ,Bodo ,Bote-Majhi ,Bujhyal ,Byangsi ,Camling Chantyal ,Chaudangsi ,Chepang ,Chhintange ,Chhulung ,Chukwa ,Darai ,Darmiya ,Dhanwar ,Dhimal ,Dolpo ,Dumi ,Dungmali ,Dzongkha ,Ghale-Kutang ,Ghale-Northern ,Ghale-Southern ,Gurung-Eastern ,Gurung-Western ,Helambu-Sherpa ,Hindi ,Humla ,Jerung ,Jirel ,Jumli ,Kagate ,Kaike ,Kayort ,Khaling ,Kham,-Gamale ,Kham-Sheshi ,Koi ,Kulung ,Kumauni ,Kumhali ,Kurmukar ,Kurux-Nepali ,Kyerung ,Lambichhong ,Lepcha ,Lhomi ,Limbu ,Lingkhim ,Lorung-Northern ,Lorung-Southern ,Lowa ,Lumba-Yakkha ,Magar-Eastern ,Magar-Western ,Maithili ,Majhi ,Manangba ,Marwari ,Meohang-Eastern ,Meohang-Western ,Mugom ,Mundari ,Musasa ,Naaba ,Nachering ,Nar Phu ,Nepalese Sign Language ,Nepali ,Newar ,Nubri ,Palpa ,Parbate-Eastern ,Parbate-Western ,Phangduwali ,Pongyong ,Puma ,Rajbanshi ,Raji ,Raute ,Rawat ,Saam ,Sampang ,Santali ,Seke ,Sherpa ,Sonha ,Sunwar ,Tamang-Eastern ,Tamang-Eastern-Gorkha ,Tamang-Northwestern ,Tamang-Southwestern ,Tamang-Western ,Thakali ,Thangmi ,Tharu-Chitwania ,Tharu-Dangaura ,Tharu-Kathoriya ,Tharu-Kochila ,Tharu-Rana ,Thudam ,Thulung ,Tibetan ,Tichurong ,Tilung ,Tomyang ,Tseku ,Tsum ,Walungge ,Wambule ,Wayu ,Yakha ,Yamphe ,Yamphu.
Extinct languages
Dura ,Kusunda ,Waling.
Capital city:
Katmandú
Meaning country name:
The toponym "Nepal" may derive from the Sanskrit nipalaya, which means "at the foot of the mountains" or "abode at the foot," a reference to its location in relation to the Himalayas. (Compare the analogous European toponym "Piedmont"). An alternative suggestion derives the name from the Tibetan niyampal, which means "holy land".
Description Flag:
The national flag of Nepal is the only non-quadrangular national flag, and one of only two non-rectangular official jurisdictional flags in the world (the other is the flag of Ohio, USA). The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennants from different branches of the previous rulers, the Rana dynasty. It is the oldest official flag in the world.
The flag was adopted, with the formation of a new constitutional government, on December 16, 1962. The individual pennants had been used for the preceding two centuries and the double pennant since the 19th century. The flag borrows the basic design from the original Hindu design, which has been in use for more than 2,000 years.
The blue border denotes peace and harmony that has been prevalent in the country since the age of Gautam Buddha, who was born in Nepal. The crimson colour is Nepal's national colour, and it indicates the brave spirit of the Nepalese people. The triangles do not represent Nepal's mountains, but rather denote that Nepal is a Hindu nation[citation needed]. The red triangular flag has been a Hindu symbol of victory since the time of Ramayana and Mahabharata. The depiction of celestial bodies represents permanence, the hope that Nepal will last as long as the sun and the moon. The moon symbolises that the Nepalese are soothing and calm, while the sun symbolises fierce resolve. The moon also symbolises the shades and the cool weather of the Himlayas whereas, the sun symbolises the hotness and the high temperature at the lower part (Tarai) of Nepal.
Coat of arms:
The coat of arms of Nepal was changed during the reconciliation period following the Nepalese Civil War. On 30 December 2006, a new coat of arms was introduced. It contains the flag of Nepal, Mount Everest, green hills symbolising the hilly regions of Nepal and yellow colour symbolising the fertile terai region, male and female hands joining to symbolise gender equality, and a garland of rhododendrons (the national flower). Atop this is a white silhouette in the shape of Nepal. At the base of the design a red scroll carries the national motto in Sanskrit: जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपी गरीयसी (jananī janmabhūmiśca svargādapi garīyasī), which translates as "The mother and the motherland are greater than heaven."
Motto:
" जननी जन्मभूमिष्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी " (Sanskrit)
"Mother and motherland are dearer than the heavens"
National Anthem: सयौं थूंगा फूलका---"Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka"
Nepali lyrics
सयौं थूंगा फूलका हामी, एउटै माला नेपाली
सार्वभौम भइ फैलिएका, मेची-महाकाली।
प्रकृतिका कोटी-कोटी सम्पदाको आंचल
वीरहरूका 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।
Transliteration
Sayaű thűgā phūlkā hāmī, euṭai mālā nepālī
Sārvabhaum bhai phailiekā, Meci-Mahākālī
Prakṛtikā koṭī-koṭī sampadāko ā̃cal,
Vīrharūkā ragatle, svatantra ra aṭal
Jñānabhūmi, śāntibhūmi Tarāī, pahād, himāl
Akhaṇḍa yo pyāro hāmro mātṛbhūmi Nepāl
Bahul jāti, bhāṣā, dharma, sãskṛti chan biśāl
Agragāmī rāṣṭra hāmro, jaya jaya Nepāl
Translation
We are hundreds of flowers, the one garland - Nepali
Sovereign, spread out from Mechi to Mahakali.
Amassing nature's millions of resources
By the blood of heroes, independent and immovable.
Land of knowledge, land of peace, Terai, hills, mountains
Indivisible this beloved, our motherland Nepal.
The diverse races, languages, faiths, and cultures are so extensive
Our progressive nation, long live long live Nepal.
Internet Page: www.nepalgov.gov.np
Nepal in diferent languages
eng | afr | arg | ast | bre | cat | cor | csb | cym | dan | dsb | est | eus | fao | fin | fry | fur | glg | hat | hau | hrv | hsb | ina | isl | ita | jav | lim | lld | mlt | nld | nor | oci | pol | por | que | roh | ron | rup | slv | sme | spa | srd | swe | szl | tgl | tpi | tur | vor | wln | zza: Nepal
aze | bos | crh | gag | kaa | mol | slo | tuk | uzb: Nepal / Непал
bam | kin | run | scn | sqi | swa: Nepali
ces | hun | slk | tet: Nepál
deu | ltz | nds: Nepal / Nepal
fra | jnf: Népal
glv | wol: Nepaal
ind | msa: Nepal / نيڤال
epo: Nepalo
frp: Nèpal
gla: Neapàl; Neapal
gle: Neipeal / Neipeal
ibo: Nepọl
kmr: Nêpal / Непал / نێپال
kur: Nepal / نەپال
lat: Nepalia
lav: Nepāla
lin: Nepáli
lit: Nepalas
mlg: Nepaly
nrm: Népâo
rmy: Nepal / नेपाल
smg: Nepals
smo: Nepoli
som: Nebaal
ton: Nepolo
vie: Nê-pan
vol: Nepalän
alt | bul | che | chm | chv | kbd | kir | kjh | kom | krc | kum | mkd | oss | rus | tyv | udm | ukr: Непал (Nepal)
bak | srp | tat: Непал / Nepal
abq: Непал (Nepał)
bel: Непал / Niepał; Нэпал / Nepał
kaz: Непал / Nepal / نەپال
mon: Балба (Balba)
tgk: Непал / نپل / Nepal
ara: نيبال (Nībāl); النيبال (an-Nībāl)
fas: نپال / Nepâl
prs: نیپال (Nēpāl)
pus: نېپال (Nepāl)
snd: نیپال (Nepāla)
uig: نېپال / Népal / Непал
urd: نیپال (Nepāl)
div: ނޭޕާލް (Nēpāl)
heb: נפל (Nepal); נפאל (Nepâl)
lad: ניפאל / Nepal
yid: נעפאַל (Nepal)
amh: ኔፓል (Nepal)
ell: Νεπάλ (Nepál)
hye: Նեպալ (Nepal)
kat: ნეპალი (Nepali)
hin: नेपाल (Nepāl); नैपाल (Næpāl)
nep: नेपाल (Nepāl)
ben: নেপাল (Nepāl)
guj: નેપાળ (Nepāḷ)
ori: ନେପାଲ (Nepāl)
pan: ਨੇਪਾਲ (Nepāl)
kan: ನೇಪಾಳ (Nēpāḷa); ನೆಪಾಳ (Nepāḷa)
mal: നേപ്പാള് (Nēppāḷ); നേപാളം (Nēpāḷaṁ)
tam: நேபாளம் (Nēpāḷam); நேப்பாளம் (Nēppāḷam)
tel: నేపాల్ (Nēpāl)
zho: 尼泊爾/尼泊尔 (Níbó'ěr); 尼波羅 (Níbōluó)
jpn: ネパール (Nepāru); ニハラ (Nihara)
kor: 네팔 (Nepal); 니파라 (Nipara)
bod: བལ་ཡུལ་ (Bal.yul.); བལ་པོ་ (Bal.po.); ནེ་པ་ལ་ (Ne.pa.la.)
dzo: བལ་ཡུལ་ (Bal.yul.)
mya: နိပော (Nipɔ̀)
tha: เนปาล (Nēpān)
lao: ເນປານ (Nēpān)
khm: នេប៉ាល់ (Nebal)
नेपाल / Nepal
Is a landlocked country in South Asia and, as of 2010, the world's most recent nation to become a republic. It is 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 metropolitan city.
Nepal is a country of highly diverse and rich geography, culture, and religions. The mountainous north has eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including the highest, Sagarmatha, known in English as Mount Everest. The fertile and humid south is heavily urbanized. It contains over 240 peaks more than 20,000 ft (6,096 metres) above sea level.
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 as the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, who as the Gautam Buddha gave birth to the Buddhist tradition. About half of the population live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day.
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. In 2006, however, decade-long People's Revolution by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) along with several weeks of mass protests by all major political parties of Nepal culminated in a peace accord, and the ensuing elections for the constituent assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of the abdication of the last Nepali monarch Gyanendra Shah and the establishment of a federal democratic republic in May 28, 2008. The first President of Nepal, Ram Baran Yadav, was sworn in on 23 July 2008.
History
Please go to
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Nepal
Geography
Please go to
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Nepal
Other info
Oficial Name:
नेपाल-Nepāl
नेपाल राज्य नेपा-- Nepal Adhirajya
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल (Saṅgʰīya Loktāntrik Gaṇtantra Nepāl)
Unification:
December 21, 1768
Area:
147.181km2
Inhabitants:
25.730.000
Language:
नेपाली (Nepali) and Tibet dialects
Angika ,Athpariya ,Awadhi ,Bagheli ,Bahing ,Bantawa ,Baraamu ,Belhariya ,Bengali ,Bhojpuri ,Bodo ,Bote-Majhi ,Bujhyal ,Byangsi ,Camling Chantyal ,Chaudangsi ,Chepang ,Chhintange ,Chhulung ,Chukwa ,Darai ,Darmiya ,Dhanwar ,Dhimal ,Dolpo ,Dumi ,Dungmali ,Dzongkha ,Ghale-Kutang ,Ghale-Northern ,Ghale-Southern ,Gurung-Eastern ,Gurung-Western ,Helambu-Sherpa ,Hindi ,Humla ,Jerung ,Jirel ,Jumli ,Kagate ,Kaike ,Kayort ,Khaling ,Kham,-Gamale ,Kham-Sheshi ,Koi ,Kulung ,Kumauni ,Kumhali ,Kurmukar ,Kurux-Nepali ,Kyerung ,Lambichhong ,Lepcha ,Lhomi ,Limbu ,Lingkhim ,Lorung-Northern ,Lorung-Southern ,Lowa ,Lumba-Yakkha ,Magar-Eastern ,Magar-Western ,Maithili ,Majhi ,Manangba ,Marwari ,Meohang-Eastern ,Meohang-Western ,Mugom ,Mundari ,Musasa ,Naaba ,Nachering ,Nar Phu ,Nepalese Sign Language ,Nepali ,Newar ,Nubri ,Palpa ,Parbate-Eastern ,Parbate-Western ,Phangduwali ,Pongyong ,Puma ,Rajbanshi ,Raji ,Raute ,Rawat ,Saam ,Sampang ,Santali ,Seke ,Sherpa ,Sonha ,Sunwar ,Tamang-Eastern ,Tamang-Eastern-Gorkha ,Tamang-Northwestern ,Tamang-Southwestern ,Tamang-Western ,Thakali ,Thangmi ,Tharu-Chitwania ,Tharu-Dangaura ,Tharu-Kathoriya ,Tharu-Kochila ,Tharu-Rana ,Thudam ,Thulung ,Tibetan ,Tichurong ,Tilung ,Tomyang ,Tseku ,Tsum ,Walungge ,Wambule ,Wayu ,Yakha ,Yamphe ,Yamphu.
Extinct languages
Dura ,Kusunda ,Waling.
Capital city:
Katmandú
Meaning country name:
The toponym "Nepal" may derive from the Sanskrit nipalaya, which means "at the foot of the mountains" or "abode at the foot," a reference to its location in relation to the Himalayas. (Compare the analogous European toponym "Piedmont"). An alternative suggestion derives the name from the Tibetan niyampal, which means "holy land".
Description Flag:
The national flag of Nepal is the only non-quadrangular national flag, and one of only two non-rectangular official jurisdictional flags in the world (the other is the flag of Ohio, USA). The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennants from different branches of the previous rulers, the Rana dynasty. It is the oldest official flag in the world.
The flag was adopted, with the formation of a new constitutional government, on December 16, 1962. The individual pennants had been used for the preceding two centuries and the double pennant since the 19th century. The flag borrows the basic design from the original Hindu design, which has been in use for more than 2,000 years.
The blue border denotes peace and harmony that has been prevalent in the country since the age of Gautam Buddha, who was born in Nepal. The crimson colour is Nepal's national colour, and it indicates the brave spirit of the Nepalese people. The triangles do not represent Nepal's mountains, but rather denote that Nepal is a Hindu nation[citation needed]. The red triangular flag has been a Hindu symbol of victory since the time of Ramayana and Mahabharata. The depiction of celestial bodies represents permanence, the hope that Nepal will last as long as the sun and the moon. The moon symbolises that the Nepalese are soothing and calm, while the sun symbolises fierce resolve. The moon also symbolises the shades and the cool weather of the Himlayas whereas, the sun symbolises the hotness and the high temperature at the lower part (Tarai) of Nepal.
Coat of arms:
The coat of arms of Nepal was changed during the reconciliation period following the Nepalese Civil War. On 30 December 2006, a new coat of arms was introduced. It contains the flag of Nepal, Mount Everest, green hills symbolising the hilly regions of Nepal and yellow colour symbolising the fertile terai region, male and female hands joining to symbolise gender equality, and a garland of rhododendrons (the national flower). Atop this is a white silhouette in the shape of Nepal. At the base of the design a red scroll carries the national motto in Sanskrit: जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपी गरीयसी (jananī janmabhūmiśca svargādapi garīyasī), which translates as "The mother and the motherland are greater than heaven."
Motto:
" जननी जन्मभूमिष्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी " (Sanskrit)
"Mother and motherland are dearer than the heavens"
National Anthem: सयौं थूंगा फूलका---"Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka"
Nepali lyrics
सयौं थूंगा फूलका हामी, एउटै माला नेपाली
सार्वभौम भइ फैलिएका, मेची-महाकाली।
प्रकृतिका कोटी-कोटी सम्पदाको आंचल
वीरहरूका 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।
Transliteration
Sayaű thűgā phūlkā hāmī, euṭai mālā nepālī
Sārvabhaum bhai phailiekā, Meci-Mahākālī
Prakṛtikā koṭī-koṭī sampadāko ā̃cal,
Vīrharūkā ragatle, svatantra ra aṭal
Jñānabhūmi, śāntibhūmi Tarāī, pahād, himāl
Akhaṇḍa yo pyāro hāmro mātṛbhūmi Nepāl
Bahul jāti, bhāṣā, dharma, sãskṛti chan biśāl
Agragāmī rāṣṭra hāmro, jaya jaya Nepāl
Translation
We are hundreds of flowers, the one garland - Nepali
Sovereign, spread out from Mechi to Mahakali.
Amassing nature's millions of resources
By the blood of heroes, independent and immovable.
Land of knowledge, land of peace, Terai, hills, mountains
Indivisible this beloved, our motherland Nepal.
The diverse races, languages, faiths, and cultures are so extensive
Our progressive nation, long live long live Nepal.
Internet Page: www.nepalgov.gov.np
Nepal in diferent languages
eng | afr | arg | ast | bre | cat | cor | csb | cym | dan | dsb | est | eus | fao | fin | fry | fur | glg | hat | hau | hrv | hsb | ina | isl | ita | jav | lim | lld | mlt | nld | nor | oci | pol | por | que | roh | ron | rup | slv | sme | spa | srd | swe | szl | tgl | tpi | tur | vor | wln | zza: Nepal
aze | bos | crh | gag | kaa | mol | slo | tuk | uzb: Nepal / Непал
bam | kin | run | scn | sqi | swa: Nepali
ces | hun | slk | tet: Nepál
deu | ltz | nds: Nepal / Nepal
fra | jnf: Népal
glv | wol: Nepaal
ind | msa: Nepal / نيڤال
epo: Nepalo
frp: Nèpal
gla: Neapàl; Neapal
gle: Neipeal / Neipeal
ibo: Nepọl
kmr: Nêpal / Непал / نێپال
kur: Nepal / نەپال
lat: Nepalia
lav: Nepāla
lin: Nepáli
lit: Nepalas
mlg: Nepaly
nrm: Népâo
rmy: Nepal / नेपाल
smg: Nepals
smo: Nepoli
som: Nebaal
ton: Nepolo
vie: Nê-pan
vol: Nepalän
alt | bul | che | chm | chv | kbd | kir | kjh | kom | krc | kum | mkd | oss | rus | tyv | udm | ukr: Непал (Nepal)
bak | srp | tat: Непал / Nepal
abq: Непал (Nepał)
bel: Непал / Niepał; Нэпал / Nepał
kaz: Непал / Nepal / نەپال
mon: Балба (Balba)
tgk: Непал / نپل / Nepal
ara: نيبال (Nībāl); النيبال (an-Nībāl)
fas: نپال / Nepâl
prs: نیپال (Nēpāl)
pus: نېپال (Nepāl)
snd: نیپال (Nepāla)
uig: نېپال / Népal / Непал
urd: نیپال (Nepāl)
div: ނޭޕާލް (Nēpāl)
heb: נפל (Nepal); נפאל (Nepâl)
lad: ניפאל / Nepal
yid: נעפאַל (Nepal)
amh: ኔፓል (Nepal)
ell: Νεπάλ (Nepál)
hye: Նեպալ (Nepal)
kat: ნეპალი (Nepali)
hin: नेपाल (Nepāl); नैपाल (Næpāl)
nep: नेपाल (Nepāl)
ben: নেপাল (Nepāl)
guj: નેપાળ (Nepāḷ)
ori: ନେପାଲ (Nepāl)
pan: ਨੇਪਾਲ (Nepāl)
kan: ನೇಪಾಳ (Nēpāḷa); ನೆಪಾಳ (Nepāḷa)
mal: നേപ്പാള് (Nēppāḷ); നേപാളം (Nēpāḷaṁ)
tam: நேபாளம் (Nēpāḷam); நேப்பாளம் (Nēppāḷam)
tel: నేపాల్ (Nēpāl)
zho: 尼泊爾/尼泊尔 (Níbó'ěr); 尼波羅 (Níbōluó)
jpn: ネパール (Nepāru); ニハラ (Nihara)
kor: 네팔 (Nepal); 니파라 (Nipara)
bod: བལ་ཡུལ་ (Bal.yul.); བལ་པོ་ (Bal.po.); ནེ་པ་ལ་ (Ne.pa.la.)
dzo: བལ་ཡུལ་ (Bal.yul.)
mya: နိပော (Nipɔ̀)
tha: เนปาล (Nēpān)
lao: ເນປານ (Nēpān)
khm: នេប៉ាល់ (Nebal)