Outline of Nepal
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Nepal:
Nepal – landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia, located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by China, and to the south, east, and west by India. The mountainous north has eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including the highest point on Earth, Mount Everest, called Sagarmatha in Nepali.
General reference
- Pronunciation:nɛpɑːl
- Common English country name: Nepal
- Official English country name: The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- 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
Geography of Nepal
- Nepal is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Time zone: Nepal Time (UTC+05:45)
- Extreme points of Nepal
- High: Mount Everest 8,848 m (29,029 ft) – highest point on Earth
- Low: Kechana Kalan 70 m (230 ft)
- Land boundaries: 2,926 km
- Population of Nepal: 26,494,504(2011) - 41st most populous country
- Area of Nepal: 147,181 km2
- Atlas of Nepal
Environment of Nepal
- Climate of Nepal
- Natural disasters in Nepal
- Environmental issues in Nepal
- Renewable energy in Nepal
- Geology of Nepal
- Protected areas of Nepal
- Biosphere reserves in Nepal
- National parks of Nepal
- Wildlife reserves of Nepal
- Hunting reserves of Nepal
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
- Reptiles of Nepal
Flora of Nepal
- Garden angelica
- Juglans regia (okhar/English walnut)
- Luculia gratissima
- Meconopsis villosa
- Persicaria affinis
- Rhododendron arboreum
- Ruellia capitata
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
- List of Ultras of the Eastern Himalayas
- Himalayan sub-ranges[1]
- Far west
- Changla Himal - transhimalayan range (on Nepal-Tibet Autonomous Region border)
- Gurans Himal
- upper Karnali basin
- Kanti Himal - transhimalayan border range
- Kanjiroba Himal - south of Dolpa
- Kagmara Lekh - south of Kanjiroba, north of Dhaulagiri
- 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
- North of Gorkha
- North of Kathmandu
- west of Arun River
- east of Arun
- Janak Himal
- Kangchenjunga
- Far west
- Mahabharat Range
- Siwaliks
Regions of Nepal
Administrative divisions of Nepal
Administrative divisions by region
Eastern Region
Central Region
Western Region
Mid-Western Region
Far-Western Region
Municipalities of Nepal
- Capital of Nepal: Kathmandu
- Cities of Nepal
- Baglung
- Bandipur
- Banepa
- Bhairahawa
- Bhaktapur
- Bhatgaon
- Bhojpur, Nepal
- Biratnagar
- Birganj
- Birgunj
- Butwal
- Chainpur, Bagmati
- Chainpur, Kosi
- Chainpur, Narayani
- Chautara
- Dhangadhi
- Dhankuta
- Dharan, Nepal
- Gaighat
- Garhi
- Hetauda
- Ilam, Nepal
- Inaruwa, Kosi
- Inaruwa, Narayani
- Jagat
- Janakpur
- Janakpur Zone
- Jhawani
- Jiri
- Kapilavastu
- Kathmandu
- Keware
- Kirtipur
- Kunchla
- Lukla
- Lumbini
- Mahendranagar, Mahakali
- Mahendranagar, Janakpur
- Mahendranagar, Kosi
- Narayangarh
- Nepalgunj
- Nuwakot, Bagmati
- Nuwakot, Rapti
- Panauti
- Patan, Nepal
- Phaphlu
- Pokhara
- Pyuthan
- Rajbiraj
- Rasua Garhi
- Rukumkot
- Shambhunath
- Siddharthanagar
- Simikot
- Sunwal
- Surkhet
- Thame, Nepal
- Tulsipur
Villages in Nepal
Demography of Nepal
Government and politics of Nepal
- Main article: Government of Nepal and Politics of Nepal
- Form of government:Federal Parliamentary Government
- Capital of Nepal: Kathmandu
- Elections in Nepal
- Political parties in Nepal
Branches of the government of Nepal
Executive branch of the government of Nepal
- Head of state: President of Nepal,
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Nepal,
- Cabinet of Nepal
- MOPE
Legislative branch of the government of Nepal
- Interim legislature of Nepal – was formed on January 15, 2007, and the previous legislature, the Pratinidhi Sabha, was dissolved.
Judicial branch of the government of Nepal
Foreign relations of Nepal
- Diplomatic missions in Nepal
- Diplomatic missions of Nepal
- BIMSTEC
- Bhupalis
- Britain-India-Nepal Tripartite Agreement
- Foreign aid to Nepal
International organization membership
The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a member of:[2]
Law and order in Nepal
- Capital punishment in Nepal
- Constitution of Nepal
- Crime in Nepal
- Human rights in Nepal
- Law enforcement in Nepal
- Nepal citizenship law
- Sarbochha Adalat
Military of Nepal
- Command
- Forces
- Army of Nepal
- Special forces of Nepal
- Military history of Nepal
- Military ranks of Nepal
Political parties in Nepal
- Sangghiya Samajbadi Forum Nepal
- Manggol Democratic Organisation
- List of political parties in Nepal
- Bahujan Samaj Party (Nepal)
- Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
- Janamorcha Nepal
- Janata Dal (Samajbadi Prajatantrik)
- Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha
- List of Hindu nationalist parties
- List of political parties registered ahead of the 2006 Nepalese municipal election
- National People's Front
- Nepal Conservative Party
- Nepal Goodwill Party
- Nepal Janabadi Morcha
- Nepal Janahit Party
- Nepal Panchayat Parishad
- Nepal Rashtrabadi Gorkha Parishad
- Nepal Samajwadi Janata Dal
- Nepal Samata Party (Socialist)
- Nepal Shivsena
- Nepali Congress
- Nepali Congress (Democratic)
- Panchayat Prajatantra Party
- People's Progressive Party (Nepal)
- Prajatantrik Samajwadi Manch Nepal
- Rashtriya Prajatanrik Ekata Panchayat Party
- Rashtriya Prajatantra Party
- Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist)
- Rashtriya Prajatantra Party-Chand
- Samyukta Prajatantra Party
- Seven Party Alliance
- United National People's Movement
- United People's Front of Nepal
Communist parties of Nepal
- Communist Party of Nepal
- United Left Front (Nepal) (2002)
- United Left Front (Nepal) (1990)
- All Nepal Communist Revolutionary Coordination Committee (Marxist-Leninist)
- Communist Party of Nepal (Amatya)
- Barre Sangarsh Samuha
- Communist Party of Nepal (Burma)
- Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist-Maoist)
- Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist)
- Communist Party of Nepal (Democratic)
- Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention)
- Communist Party of Nepal (Janamukhi)
- Nepal Communist League
- Communist Party of Nepal (Manmohan)
- Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
- Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist)
- Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist) (1991)
- Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist)
- Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) (1998)
- Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) (2002)
- Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist)
- Communist Party of Nepal (Masal)
- Communist Party of Nepal (Masal) (1999)
- Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal)
- Mukti Morcha Samuha
- Nepal Revolutionary Organisation (Marxist-Leninist)
- Nepal Samyabadi Party (Marksbadi-Leninbadi-Maobadi)
- Nepal Workers and Peasants Organisation (D.P. Singh)
- Nepal Workers and Peasants Organisation (Hareram Sharma)
- Proletarian Communist League
- Communist Party of Nepal (Pushpa Lal)
- Communist Party of Nepal (Rayamjhi)
- Revolutionary Communist Organisation, Nepal
- Revolutionary Communist Organising Committee
- Sandesh Samuha
- Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
- Communist Party of Nepal (United)
- Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre)
- Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre-Masal)
- Nepal Workers Peasants Party
Nepalese student unions
- All Nepal National Free Students Union
- All Nepal National Free Students Union (United)
- All Nepal National Independent Students Union (Revolutionary)
- Nepal Progressive Student Federation
- Nepal Revolutionary Students' Union
- Nepal Students Council
- Rashtriya Janashakti Student Union
- Nepalese Mathematics Student Association
Nepalese politicians
- Amrit Bohara
- Chandra Prakash Gajurel
- Dhyan Govinda Ranjit
- Dina Nath Sharma
- Girija Prasad Koirala
- Hisila Yami
- Khem Raj Bhatta Mayalu
- Khum Bahadur Khadka
- Kirti Nidhi Bista
- Koirala family
- Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
- Laxmi Prasad Devkota
- Lokendra Bahadur Chand
- Madan Kumar Bhandari
- Marich Man Singh Shrestha
- Mohan Bikram Singh
- Madhav Kumar Nepal
- Prachanda
- Radha Krishna Mainali
- Sher Bahadur Deuba
Nepalese communists
- Puspa Lal
- Sita Ram Tamang
- Man Mohan Adhikari
- Baburam Bhattarai
- Madan Kumar Bhandari
- Amrit Bohara
- Chandra Prakash Gajurel
- Chandra Prakash Mainali
- Mohan Bikram Singh
- Madhav Kumar Nepal
- Prachanda
- Ruplal Bishvakarma
- Dina Nath Sharma
- Hisila Yami
Naba raj Subedi
History of Nepal
- Main article: 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)
- Nepalese Civil War
- Nepalese mohar
- Rana autocracy
- Rana dynasty
- Sugauli Treaty
- Sikkim
- Treaty of Titalia
- Unification of Nepal
History of Nepal, by period
- Sino-Nepalese War
- Anglo-Nepalese War, aka Gurkha War (1814–1816)
- Nepalese–Tibetan War
- Nepal in World War II
- 1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship
- 1990 People's Movement
- April 1992 general strike in Nepal
- 2004 in Nepal
- 2006 democracy movement in Nepal
- Nepalese Civil War
History of Nepal, by subject
Massacres in Nepal
Previous governments of Nepal
Nepalese monarchs
- Nepalese monarchy
- Birendra of Nepal
- Dipendra of Nepal
- Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah Deva
- Gyanendra of Nepal
- Mahendra of Nepal
- Pratap Singh Shah
- Prithvi of Nepal
- Prithvi Narayan Shah
- Rana Bahadur Shah
- Surendra of Nepal
- Tribhuvan of Nepal
- Tribhuvan
Prime Ministers of Nepal
- Man Mohan Adhikari
- Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
- Jang Bahadur
- Kirti Nidhi Bista
- Girija Prasad Koirala
- Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
- List of Prime Ministers of Nepal
- Lokendra Bahadur Chand
- Marich Man Singh Shrestha
- Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
- Sher Bahadur Deuba
- Surya Bahadur Thapa
Culture of Nepal
- Architecture of Nepal
- Media in Nepal
- Museums in Nepal
- National symbols of Nepal
- 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 musicians
Nepalese flautists
Cuisine of Nepal
Newari cuisine
- Newari Cuisine
- Ailaa
- Baji
- Chataamari
- Chwelaa
- Dhau
- Jaa
- Kachilaa
- Lakhamari
- Sanyaa
- Sanyaakhunya
- Thwon
- Yomari
Festivals of Nepal
- Buddha Jayanti (Baishak Purnima)
- Lhosar (Gyallo Lhosar, Soman Lhosar, Tamu Lhosar)
- Dasain
- Jatra (Nepal)
- Maghe Sankranti
- Makar Sankranti
- Sa Paru
- Teej
- Tihar (festival)
- Uttarayana
Languages of Nepal
- Nepali language
- Awadhi language
- Bhojpuri language
- Bahing language
- Kham language
- Limbu language
- Magar language
- Maithili language
- Mundari language
- Nepal Bhasa
- Tamang language
Organisations based in Nepal
- ICIMOD
- Nepal Mountaineering Association
- Nepal Scouts
- Nepal Olympic Committee
- All Nepal Football Association
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
- Volunteers Initiative Nepal
- Volunteer Aid Nepal
- Aid Nepal l
- Volunteering to Learn
- Hands for Help Nepal
- Himalayan Volunteer Society
- Volunteering Organization for Rural Development
People of Nepal
Ethnic groups in Nepal
- Badi People
- Bahing
- Chepang people
- Dhobi
- Ethnic groups of South Asia
- Gandarbha
- Gurung
- Hayu
- Jirel
- Kami (caste)
- Kham Magar
- Kirant
- Kiratas
- Kusunda
- Lepcha people
- Limbu people
- Magar people
- Newar
- Rai (ethnic group)
- Ranjitkar
- Sherpa people
- Tamang
- Thakali
- Thami
- Tharu people
- Yadav
- Yakkha
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
- List of lower-caste Indian warriors
- Madiga
- Mahar
- Mala (caste)
- Nalavar
- Pallar
- 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
Buddhism in Nepal – though a minority faith in the country, Buddhism is linked historically with Nepal.
Buddhist temples in Nepal
Hinduism in Nepal
Hinduism in Nepal – practised by about 30% of Nepalese. Nepal has the highest percent of Hindu followers of any nation.[3]
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
- Vimshenthan Temple
- Gorakhnath Temple
- Swargadwari
- Ramjanaki Temple(Janakpur)
- Pindeshwor (Dharan)
- Budhasubba (Dharan)
- Dantakali (Dharan)
- Supa Deurali (Arghakhanchi)
Other religions in Nepal
Other temples in Nepal
- Changu Narayan
- Kumari
- Swayambhunath
- Pashupatinath
- Muktinath
- Guhyeshwari Temple
- Sobha Baghwati
- Swargadwari
- Kasthamandap
- Janaki Mandir
- Ankuri Mahadev
- Dakshinkali Temple
- Chandannath Mandir
Sports in Nepal
Football in Nepal
Nepal football competitions
Nepalese football clubs
- Brigade Boys Club
- Mahendra Police Club
- Friends Club
- Manang Marsyangdi Club
- New Road Team
- Ranipokhari Corner Team
- Sankata Boys Sports Club
- Three Star Club
- Bansbari Club
Football venues in Nepal
Nepal at the Olympics
- Nepal at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Nepal at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Nepal at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Nepal at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Nepal at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Nepal at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Nepal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Nepal at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Nepal at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Nepal at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Nepal at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Nepal at the 2006 Winter Olympics
World Heritage Sites in Nepal
List of World Heritage Sites in Nepal
- Lumbini (Birth Place of Buddha)
- Chitwan National Park
- Sagarmatha National Park
- Swoyambhunath
- Boudhanath
- Pashupatinath Temple
- Bhaktapur Durbar Square
- Kathmandu Durbar Square
- Patan Durbar Square
- Changu Narayan Temple
- Sagarmatha National Park
Economy and infrastructure of Nepal
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 118th (one hundred and eighteenth)
- Agriculture in Nepal
- Currency of Nepal: Rupee
- Economic development in Nepal
- Energy in Nepal
- Energy policy of Nepal
- Oil industry in Nepal
- Foreign aid to Nepal
- Mining in Nepal
- Nepal Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Nepal
- Water supply and sanitation in Nepal
Banking in Nepal
Banking in Nepal
- National Bank of 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
Communications in Nepal
Nepalese media
Internet in Nepal
Newspapers published in Nepal
- Himalayan Times
- Kantipur Publications
- Republica
- Nepali Times
- Nepal Samacharpatra
- Nepal Traveller Publications
- Himalaya Times Nepali Daily
- Buddha aawaz weekly
- Kapilvastu sandesh
- Sajha News
- ujyalo khabar
Radio in Nepal
Television in Nepal
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
Law firms of Nepal
- Neupane Law Associates[4]
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
Airlines of Nepal
- Buddha Air
- Flying Dragon Airlines
- Gorkha Airlines
- Nepal Airlines
- Shree Airlines
- Sita Air
- Yeti Airlines
Defunct airlines of Nepal
- Agni Air
- Air Ananya
- Air Nepal International
- Asian Airlines
- Base Air
- Cosmic Air
- Everest Air
- Karnali Air
- Impro Airways
- Mero Air
- Mountain Air (Nepal)
- Necon Air
- Shangri-La Air
- Skyline Airways
Aviation incidents in Nepal
Education in Nepal
- Kathmandu University
- Pokhara University
- Tribhuvan University
- Purbanchal University
- Institute of Medicine, Nepal
- Ministry Of Education, Keshar Mahal, Kathmandu
Schools in Nepal
Universities and colleges in Nepal
Health in Nepal
- Health care in Nepal
- Institute of Medicine, Nepal
- CIWEC Travel medicine clinic, Kathmandu
- Manipal Teaching Hospital
See also
Nepali language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Asia
- Outline of geography
References
- ↑ Richard Salisbury, Elizabeth Hawley (September 2007). "The Himalaya by the Numbers, a statistical analysis of mountaineering in the Nepal Himalaya" (PDF). p. 135. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Nepal". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ↑ "CIA Factbook, Nepal, "People" section". Cia.gov. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ↑ Lawyers Law Firm Nepal. "Lawyers Law Firm Nepal". Retrieved 13 Aug 2012.
External links
- Government of Nepal
- Wikimedia Atlas of Nepal Topics
- Library of Congress — Nepal
- United States Department of State Profile of Nepal
- Nepal topics entry at The World Factbook
- National Geographic Country Profile: Nepal
- Languages of Nepal from the Ethnologue
- The Carter Center information on Nepal
- Nepal Travel Information
|