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Location:
Southern Asia, between China and India
Population:
24,702,119 (July 2000 est.)
Ethnic groups:
Newars, Indians, Tibetans, Gurungs, Magars, Tamangs, Bhotias, Rais, Limbus, Sherpas
Religions:
Hindu 90%, Buddhist 5%, Muslim 3%, other 2% (1981)
note: only official Hindu state in the world
Languages:
Nepali (official), over 20 other languages divided into numerous dialects
Area:
total: 140,800 sq km
land: 136,800 sq km
water: 4,000 sq km
Natural resources:
quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore
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- Brief History of Nepal, A - includes a chronology of events.
- History of Nepal - includes descriptions of the early kingdom of the Licchavis, the Malla kings, the making of modern Nepal, the Kot Massacre, and the Panchayat system under King Mahendra.
- Lonely Planet: Nepal History - offers a general overview of Nepalese recorded history.
- Nepal History - provides brief profiles of the Kirats, the Lichhavi and Thakuri periods, the Malla, and the Shah period.
- Global Net - information on Nepali history, geography and culture. Site is in English and Japanese.
- Nepal Adhirajya - provides information on geography, history, and travel attractions. Also includes maps and a photo gallery of Mt. Everest, people, and animals.
- Nepal Explorer - guide to Nepal including general information, lodging, restaurants, tour operators, foreign exchange, and more.
- Nepal Pride - statistics, links, and more.
- Nepal Research - introduction to the country and its politics, human rights, ethnicity, society, and the Sherpas.
- U.S. Library of Congress Country Study: Nepal - thorough introduction to the country's history, society and culture, geography, economy, government, and more. Includes statistical facts-at-a-glance.
- Window Into Nepal - country profile with information on history, language, the caste system, and culture; also a detrailed section on trekking. Developed by former U.S. Peace Corps volunteers who lived there.
- BBC: Dipendra: Gentle man who went beserk? - article on King Dipendra's biography.
- Nepal Home Page: List of Shah Kings of Nepal - features biographies of Kings of Shah Dynasty.
- Royal Family - brief biography of the late King Birendra, Queen Sishwarya, and Prince Dipendra.
- Window into Nepal: History - describes Kirat, Lichhavi, Thakuri, Malla, and Shah periods.
- BBC: Nepal's Monarch of Change - brief biography of King Birendra.
- King Birendra Bir Bikram Sahadev
- King of Nepal - brief biography of the late King Birendra Bir Bikram Shaha.
- New Royal Role - features an article on the role of the Nepali King in the constitutional monarchy system.
- Nepal Tuberculosis Control Project
- Map of Nepal: Roads and Towns
- Nepal Administrative Zones (Anchal)
- Nepal Map
- Nepal Political Map 1992
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