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.

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.

• Wikipedia: Politics of Nepal

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• Wikipedia: Nepalese Royal Massacre

• BBC News: Prince blamed for Nepal massacre (2001)

• Nettroyal: "Synopsis of the High Level committee Report on the Royal Palace Incident" (2001)

• Scoop: Royal Massacre in Its Sixth Year: A Real Fiction for Human Communicators (2007)

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• NASA: Nepal

• Wikipedia: Geography of Nepal | Geology of Nepal

• Nepal.com: Geography of Nepal

• TravelBlog: Nepalese Geography Brief

• Geology.com: Nepal Map- Nepal Satellite Image

• NASA Earth's Observatory: Dhaulagiri, Himalayan Ranges of Nepal

• Wikipedia: Culture of Nepal | Newa People | Religion in Nepal

• SAARC Tourism.org: Nepal Culture and Religion | Nepal Food

• NepalVista: Napal Customs & Etiquette

• VisitNepal: Nepal Information | Nepal's Bigfoot- the Yeti

• Nepal.com: Art and Culture in Nepal | Museums | Theaters | Sport

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