Outline of Nepal
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Nepal:
Nepal is a landlocked sovereign state in South Asia. The country is bordered to the north by China, and to the south, east, and west by India. The Himalayas in the country's northern region has eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including Mount Everest, called Sagarmatha in Nepali.
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General reference
- Pronunciation:nɛpɑːl
- Common English country name: Nepal
- Official English country name: The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
- Common endonym(s): List of countries and capitals in native languages
- Official endonym(s): List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states
- Adjectival(s): Nepali
- Demonym(s): Nepalese (also 'Nepali')
- Etymology: Name of Nepal
- International rankings of Nepal
- ISO country codes: NP, NPL, 524
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:NP
- Internet country code top-level domain: .np
- Nepal is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Asia
- South Asia
- Indian subcontinent
- Time zone: Nepal Time (UTC+05:45)
- Extreme points of Nepal
- High: Mount Everest {{convert|8848|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} – highest point on Earth
- Land boundaries: 2,926 km
::{{Flag|India}} 1,690 km
::{{Flag|China}} 1,236 km
:* Coastline: none
- Nepal Geological Society
- Population of Nepal: 29,609,623(2019 estimate) – 51st most populous country
- Area of Nepal: 147,516 km2
- Atlas of Nepal
= Environment of Nepal =
Image:Satellite image of Nepal in October 2002.jpg]]
- Climate of Nepal
- Natural disasters in Nepal
- 2007 South Asian floods
- April 2015 Nepal earthquake
- Environmental issues in Nepal
- Renewable energy in Nepal
- Geology of Nepal
- Protected areas of Nepal
- National parks in Nepal
- Chitwan National Park
- Langtang National Park
- Bardia National Park
- Sagarmatha National Park
- Khaptad National Park
- Rara National Park
- Shey Phoksundo National Park
- Makalu Barun National Park
- Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park
- Banke National Park
- Shuklaphanta National Park
- Parsa National Park
- Wildlife reserves in Nepal
- Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
- Hunting reserves in Nepal
- Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve
==Biota of Nepal==
===Fauna of Nepal===
- Birds of Nepal
- Asian openbill stork
- Barred buttonquail
- Black stork
- Black-crowned night heron
- Black-headed ibis
- Black-necked stork
- Cattle egret
- Cheer pheasant
- Chinese pond heron
- Great cormorant
- Great egret
- Great hornbill
- Greater adjutant
- Indian peafowl
- Indian pond heron
- Lesser whistling duck
- Little cormorant
- Oriental darter
- Painted stork
- Purple heron
- Sarus crane
- Scarlet minivet
- Spot-billed pelican
- Sultan tit
- Woolly-necked stork
- Spiny babbler
- Mammals of Nepal
- Bengal fox
- Clouded leopard
- Corsac fox
- Marbled cat
- Red panda
- Snow leopard
- Tibetan fox
- Reptiles of Nepal
- Trimeresurus septentrionalis
- Bengal monitor
- Indotestudo elongata
- Yellow monitor
- Cyrtodactylus nepalensis
- Gloydius himalayanus
===Flora of Nepal===
== Natural geographic features of Nepal ==
===Glaciers of Nepal===
===Rivers of Nepal===
===Lakes of Nepal===
- Begnas Lake
- Fewa Lake
- Gajedi Taal
- Gosaikunda
- Lausha Taal
- Rara Lake
- Khoshte Taal
- Phoksundo Lake
- Tilicho Lake
- Rupa Lake
- Jhilmili Tal
- Ghoda Ghodi Tal
- Rani Pokhari
- Khaptad Lake
===Mountains of Nepal===
- List of mountains in Nepal
- Trekking peak
- List of Ultras of the Himalayas
- Himalayan sub-ranges{{Cite web
| author = Richard Salisbury, Elizabeth Hawley
|date=September 2007
| title = The Himalaya by the Numbers, a statistical analysis of mountaineering in the Nepal Himalaya
| url = http://www.himalayandatabase.com/downloads/HimalayaByNbrs.pdf
| access-date = April 25, 2011
| page = 135
}}
- Far west
- Changla Himal – transhimalayan range (on Nepal-Tibet Autonomous Region border)
- Gurans Himal
- Api (mountain)
- Saipal
- upper Karnali basin
- Kanti Himal – transhimalayan border range
- Kanjiroba Himal – south of Dolpa
- Kagmara Lekh – south of Kanjiroba, north of Dhaulagiri
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- west of Kaligandaki River
- Gautam Himal – transhimalayan border range
- Mukut Himal – 6,000m and 5,000m peaks northeast of Dhaulagiri II
- Dhaulagiri – DI-DVI, Tukucha, Churen, Putha Hiunchuli, Gurja, Ghustang, Sita Chuchura, Junction Pk., Myagdi Matha
- Dwari Lekh – lower peaks at western end of Dhaulagiris
- east of Kaligandaki
- Damodar and Peri Himal – transhimalayan border range
- Annapurna
- Hiunchuli
- Machapuchare
- Nilgiri Himal
- Singu Chuli
- Tharpu Chuli
- Tilicho Peak
- North of Gorkha
- Mansiri Himal
- Himalchuli
- Manaslu
- Ngadi Chuli
- Chamar
- Ganesh Himal
- Ganesh NW (Ganesh II/III)
- Salasungo
- Yangra
- North of Kathmandu
- Langtang Himal
- Dorje Lakpa
- Dragmarpo Ri
- Langtang Lirung
- Yala Peak
- west of Arun River
- Rolwaling Himal
- Gauri Sankar
- Melungtse
- Mahalangur Himal
- Ama Dablam
- Baruntse
- Chamlang
- Cholatse
- Cho Oyu
- Cho Polu
- Everest
- Everest Base Camp
- South Col
- Lhotse
- Nuptse
- Gyachung Kang
- Imja Tse
- Kala Patthar
- Kanguru
- Khumbutse
- Kongde Ri
- Kusum Kangguru
- Makalu
- Mera Peak
- Nirekha
- Num Ri
- Pokalde
- Pumori
- Taboche
- Thamserku
- east of Arun
- Janak Himal
- Kangchenjunga
- Jannu
- Mahabharat Range
- Siwaliks
- Dundwa Range
= Provinces of Nepal =
== Ecoregions of Nepal ==
== Administrative divisions of Nepal ==
=== Administrative divisions by province ===
== [[Koshi Province]] ==
== [[Madhesh Province]] ==
== [[Bagmati Province]] ==
== [[Gandaki Province]] ==
== [[Lumbini Province]] ==
== [[Karnali Province]] ==
== [[Sudurpashchim Province]] ==
=== Municipalities of Nepal ===
- Capital of Nepal: Kathmandu
- List of cities in Nepal
== Gaupalikas of Nepal ==
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Demography of Nepal
Government and politics of Nepal
- Form of government: Secular federal parliamentary multi-party representative democratic republic
- Capital of Nepal: Kathmandu
- Elections in Nepal
- 1959 | 1971 | 1981 | 1986 | 1991 | 1994 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 | 2017
- Political parties in Nepal
- Nepal Communist Party
- Nepali Congress
- People's Socialist Party, Nepal
= Branches of the government of Nepal =
== Executive branch of the government of Nepal ==
== Legislative branch of the government of Nepal ==
- Federal parliament of Nepal
- Rastriya Sabha (National Assembly) – upper house of the parliament
- Pratinidhi Sabha (House of Representatives) – lower house of the parliament
== Judicial branch of the government of Nepal ==
Judiciary of Nepal
- Supreme Court of Nepal
- High Courts of Nepal
- District Courts of Nepal
= Foreign relations of Nepal =
== International organization membership ==
The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a member of:{{cite web|date=July 2, 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/nepal/|title=Nepal|work=The World Factbook|publisher=United States Central Intelligence Agency|access-date=July 23, 2009}}
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- African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
- Colombo Plan (CP)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- Group of 77 (G77)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Development Association (IDA)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
- Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
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- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP)
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)
- United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
- United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
- United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)
- United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
- United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
- United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
- United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
- United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)
- United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
- World Customs Organization (WCO)
- World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
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= Law and order in Nepal =
= Military of Nepal =
= Provincial government =
- Governor
- Chief Minister
- Pradesh Sabha
- Provincial governments of Nepal
= Local government =
History of Nepal
- Amshuverma
- Arimalla
- Bhrikuti
- Chabahil
- Congress Mukti Sena
- Darjeeling
- Five-year plans of Nepal
- Toni Hagen
- Garhwal
- Jana Aandolan
- Jang Bahadur
- Jayasthitimalla
- Kot massacre
- Kumaon
- Licchavi
- Mustang (kingdom)
- Nepal during World War I
- Nepalese Civil War
- Nepalese mohar
- Rana autocracy
- Rana dynasty
- Sonam Lhundrup
- Sugauli Treaty
- Sikkim
- Treaty of Titalia
- Unification of Nepal
= History of Nepal, by period =
= History of Nepal, by region =
= History of Nepal, by subject =
==Massacres in Nepal==
== Previous governments of Nepal ==
===Nepalese monarchs===
===Prime Ministers of Nepal===
Culture of Nepal
- Architecture of Nepal
- Bhimfedi
- Bhote Koshi Project
- Boudhanath
- Chabahil
- European Union Culture Centre Nepal
- Kopan Monastery
- Maya Devi Temple, Lumbini
- Media in Nepal
- Museums in Nepal
- National Museum of Nepal
- Nepal Olympic Museum
- National symbols of Nepal
- Coat of arms of Nepal
- Flag of Nepal
- National anthem of Nepal
- Nepal Dalit Utthan Manch
- Nepalese sculpture
- Prostitution in Nepal
- Public holidays in Nepal
- Records of Nepal
= Art in Nepal =
- Cinema of Nepal
- Rajamati
- Chipa: Nipa:
- Silu (film)
- Literature of Nepal
- Television in Nepal
- Theatre in Nepal
- Nepalese handicrafts
== Music of Nepal ==
===Nepalese musical instruments===
===Nepalese poets===
===Nepalese musicians===
{{See also|List of Nepal-related topics#Nepal|l1=Nepalese hip hop musicians}}
====Nepalese flautists====
= Cuisine of Nepal =
== Newari cuisine ==
=Festivals of Nepal=
- Buddha Jayanti (Baishak Purnima)
- Gunla (Gunla Bajan)
- Losar ( Gyalpo Lhosar, Sonam Lhosar, Tamu Lhosar)
- Dashain
- Jana Baha Dyah Jatra
- Jatra (Indra jatra-Yenya, Ghode jatra, Gai Jatra, Bisket Jatra)
- Maghe Sankranti
- Makar Sankranti
- Naga Panchami
- Samyak
- Sa Paru
- Teej
- Tihar (festival)
- Toran La (Thakali)
- Uttarayana
- Holi
=[[Languages of Nepal]]=
=Organisations based in Nepal=
- ICIMOD
- Nepal Mountaineering Association
- Nepal Scouts
- Nepal Olympic Committee
- All Nepal Football Association
{{See also|#Trade unions of Nepal|l1=Trade unions of Nepal}}
==Non-profit organizations based in Nepal==
- Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya
- National Museum of Nepal
- Nepal Mathematical Society
- Nepal Physical Society
- Association for the protection of Children (APC-NEPAL)
==Volunteer organizations in Nepal==
= People of Nepal =
==Ethnic groups in Nepal==
==Social groups of Nepal==
===Dalit===
- Dalit Nationalism
- 2006 Dalit protests in Maharashtra
- Adi Dravida
- Bahujan Samaj Party
- Bahujan Samaj Party (Nepal)
- Balmiki
- Bhangi
- Chamar
- Chandala
- Dalit
- Dalit Bahujan Shramik Union
- Dalit Buddhist movement
- Dalit Freedom Network
- Dhobi
- Domba
- Hari (outcaste)
- Holeya
- Kherlanji Massacre
- Kinnaraya
- List of Scheduled Tribes in India
- Madiga
- Mahar
- Mala (caste)
- Nalavar
- Paraiyar
- Pulayar
- Kanshi Ram
- Rodiya
- Sakkiliar
- Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
- Scheduled Castes and Tribes
- Shudra
= Religion in Nepal =
Religion in Nepal – over 30% of the population follow Hinduism (see Hinduism in Nepal below).
== Buddhism in Nepal ==
===Buddhist temples in Nepal===
- Amitabha Monastery
- Benchen Monastery
- Boudhanath
- Chhairo gompa
- Hiranya Varna Mahavihar (Golden Temple)
- Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling
- Kindo Baha (Kirttana Mahavihara)
- Kopan Monastery
- Maya Devi Temple, Lumbini
- Pema Namding Monastery
- Phugmoche Monastery
- Pranidhipurna Mahavihar
- Sambha gompa
- Seto Gumba
- Swayambhunath
- Tengboche Monastery
- Tergar Osel Ling Monastery
- Tharlam Monastery
- List of Buddhist temples in Nepal
- List of Mahaviharas of Newar Buddhism
- List of monasteries in Nepal
- List of Stupas in Nepal
== Hinduism in Nepal ==
===Hindu temples in Nepal===
- Guhyeshwari Temple
- Pashupatinath temple
- Suryavinayak Temple
- Dakshinkali Temple
- Kamalvinayak Temple
- Mahankal Temple
- Gokarna Mahadev Temple
- Sankata Temple
- Batuk Bhairav Temple
- Jalvinayak Temple
- Manakamana of Tumlingtar, at Tumlingtar
- Bhadrakali Temple
- Bhadrakali Temple, Pokhara
- Tal Barahi
- Bindhyabasini Temple
- Akala Devi Temple, Pokhara
- Vimshenthan Temple
- Gorakhnath Temple
- Swargadwari
- Ramjanaki Temple(Janakpur)
- Pindeshwor (Dharan)
- Budhasubba (Dharan)
- Dantakali (Dharan)
- Supa Deurali (Arghakhanchi)
- Bageshowri Temple, Nepalgunj
== Other religions in Nepal ==
==Other temples in Nepal==
= Sports in Nepal =
== Major Sports Leagues ==
- Martyr's Memorial A-Division League (Football)
- Nepal National League (Football)
- Everest Premier League (Cricket)
- Dhangadhi Premier League (Cricket)
- Kwiks Basketball League (Basketball)
==World Heritage Sites in Nepal==
Economy and infrastructure of Nepal
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 118th (one hundred and eighteenth)
- Agriculture in Nepal
- Nepalese cocoyam
- Nepalese sorghum
- Currency of Nepal: Rupee
- ISO 4217: NPR
- Nepalese banknotes
- Nepalese rupee
- Economic development in Nepal
- Bhote Koshi Project
- Five-year plans of Nepal
- Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium
- Energy in Nepal
- Energy policy of Nepal
- Oil industry in Nepal
- Foreign aid to Nepal
- Mining in Nepal
- Nepal Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Nepal
- Tourism in Lumbini Province
- Tourism in Kathmandu
- Tourism in Mithila
- Water supply and sanitation in Nepal
- Natural resources of Nepal
- Mineral resources of Nepal
= Banking in Nepal =
- Laxmi Bank Limited
- Himalayan Bank Limited
- Nabil Bank
- Nepal Bank Limited
- Nepal Industrial and Commercial Bank
- Nepal Investment Bank Limited
- Nepal Rastra Bank
- Rastriya Banijya Bank
- Kumari Bank Limited
- Global Bank Limited
- Bank of Kathmandu Limited
- Nepal SBI Bank Limited
- DCBL Bank Limited
- Citizens Bank International Limited
- Prime Commercial Bank Limited
- KIST Bank Limited
- Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Limited
- Tourism Development Bank
- Machhapuchre Bank Limited
- Sanima Bank Limited
- Janta Bank Limited
- NIC Asia Bank
- Globle IME Bank
=Communications in Nepal=
Telecommunications in Nepal
=Nepalese media=
== Internet in Nepal ==
==Newspapers published in Nepal==
- Himalayan Times
- Kantipur Publications
- Republica
- Nepali Times
- Nepal Samacharpatra
- Nepal Traveller Publications
== Radio in Nepal ==
- List of FM Radio Stations in Nepal
- Radio Nepal
- Radio Kantipur
- Radio Upatyaka
== Television in Nepal ==
- Sagarmatha TV
- ABC
- Image Channel
- NTV 2 Metro
- Nepal Chautari
- Nepal Television
- Kantipur Television
- Galaxy 4k TV
- Mountain Television
- Avenues
=Online News Media in Nepal=
- Online khabar
- Ratopati
- Setopati
=Companies of Nepal=
{{Main | List of companies of Nepal}}
- Nepal Derivative Exchange Limited
- Laxmi Bank Limited
- Himalayan Bank Limited
- Nabil Bank
- Nepal Bank Limited
- Nepal Investment Bank Limited
- Nepal Rastra Bank
- Nepal Stock Exchange
- Nepal Telecom
- Rastriya Banijya Bank
- Yomari
- United Group (P) Ltd.
- COSELI
- Nabil Investment Banking Ltd.
- Sanima Capital Ltd.
{{See also | List of airlines of Nepal}}
=Trade unions of Nepal=
- Trekking company in Nepal
- All Nepal Trade Union Congress
- All Nepal Trade Union Federation (Revolutionary)
- Democratic Confederation of Nepalese Trade Unions
- General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions
- Independent Transport Workers Association of Nepal
- Nepal Independent Hotel Workers Union
- Nepal Independent Workers Union
- Nepal Progressive Trade Union Federation
- Nepal Trade Union Congress
- Trekking Workers Association of Nepal
= Transport in Nepal =
==Aviation in Nepal==
- Aeronautical Society of Nepal
- Airports in Nepal
===Airlines of Nepal===
====Defunct airlines of Nepal====
===Aviation incidents in Nepal===
Education in Nepal
- Institute of Medicine, Nepal
- Ministry Of Education, Keshar Mahal, Kathmandu
- Institute of Engineering
- Nepalese Children's Education Fund
- Nepal Village Foundation
=Schools in Nepal=
=Universities and colleges in Nepal=
Health in Nepal
See also
{{Portal|Nepal|Asia}}
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Nepalese honey with tejpat oil
- Outline of Asia
- Outline of geography
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References
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External links
{{Wikiatlas|Nepal}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190621111641/http://www.nepalgov.gov.np/ Government of Nepal]
- {{Wikiatlas|Nepal Topics}}
- [http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/nptoc.html Library of Congress — Nepal]
- [https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5283.htm United States Department of State Profile of Nepal]
- [https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/nepal/ Nepal topics]. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061104041901/http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_nepal.html National Geographic Country Profile: Nepal]
- [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=NP Languages of Nepal from the Ethnologue]
- [http://www.cartercenter.org/countries/nepal.html The Carter Center information on Nepal]
- [http://www.nepalairflight.com/nepal.php Nepal Travel Information]
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