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• Nepal, surrounded by the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, and India to the south, is a landlocked country in South Asia. The Himalayan mountains run through the northern and western parts of the country. Nepal is home to 10 of the world's highest mountains, including the tallest, Mount Everest.

• Fast Facts

  1. Capital: Kathmandu
  2. Government: Parliamentary Democracy
  3. Population: 28,901,790 (July, 2007)
  4. Currency: Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
  5. Official Language: Nepali
  6. Hinduism was official religion until 2006

• Democracy in Nepal

  Democracy in Nepal has had a rocky history. Although a constitutional monarchy was put in place in 1990, a rebellion by the Maoists and the continuing power held by Nepal's monarchy interfered with this process. In November 2006, the Maoists and the government declared peace. Nepal officially ended its monarchy May 28, 2008. In August of that year, the new Republic of Nepal elected the Maoist former revolutionary Pushpa Kamal Dahal, commonly known as Prachanda, as its first Prime Minister.

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