Nepal

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Nepal

• Kingdom of Nepal

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General Information

• In 1951, a Cabinet type Government was formed.
• This took over from the Premiers that had been
  ruling for a century based on heredity.
• A multiparty Democracy was formed in 1990.

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• In 1996, there was a Maoist movement that almost
  brought down the Democratic regime.
• In 2001, the Crown Prince slaughtered his own
  family, and then committed suicide.
• In October 2002, the new King fired his cabinet
  for incompetence and elections were unable to be
  held.

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• The King now governs the country.
• There is a cease fire with the Maoist insurgents
  until elections can be held.

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Location

• Absolute
• 28 North Latitude, and 84 East Longitude.
• Relative
• Between China and India.

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Place

• Area Comparative
• Slightly larger than Arkansas.
• Climate varies from cool summers and severe
  winters in the North to Subtropical summers and
  mild winters in the South.

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• Terrain is characterized by the Terai or flat
  river plain of the Ganges in the Southern area.
  The central region has hills, and the North has
  the Himalaya Mountains.

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• High Point- Mt. Everest
• Low Point- Kanchan Kalan
• Natural Hazards- Severe Thunderstorms, flooding,
  landslides, drought, famine depending on the time
  of year. Also afflicted with the summer monsoons.

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• Ethnicity is Nepalese.
• Ethnic Groups such as
• Brahman, Chetri, Newar, Gurung, Magar, Tamang,
  Rai, Limbu, Sherpa, Tharu, as well as Others.

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Religions
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• Nepal is the only Official Hindu state in the
  world.
• Nepali is the official language.
• 30 major dialects.

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• People involved in government speak English.
• Parliamentary democracy and constitutional
  monarchy.
• The capital is Kathmandu.

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Human and Environmental Interaction

• Deforestation due to the use of wood fuel and
  lack of alternatives.
• Contaminated water from human and animal waste as
  well as agricultural runoff.
• Wildlife conservation problems.
• Problems from vehicle emissions.

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Movement

• Highways
• Airports 45 of them. 36 have unpaved runways.

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• Illicit producer of cannabis for the domestic and
  international drug markets.
• Transit point for opiates to the Western world.

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Region

• There are small disputed areas of the border with
  India. India has stricter control over the
  border.