Nepal

Introduction

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Nepal nəpôlˈ [key], officially Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, republic (2015 est. pop. 28,656,000), c.54,000 sq mi (139,860 sq km), central Asia. Landlocked and isolated by the Himalayas, Nepal is bordered on the west, south, and east by India, and on the N by the Tibet region of China. Katmandu is the capital.

Sections in this article:

Introduction
Recent History
To the Mid-Twentieth Century
Government
Economy
Land and People
Bibliography

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