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General Facts on NEPAL
Here is a resourceful link to United Nations Development Program
(UNDP) which has a lot of data about Nepal.
In this page, we have provided brief information about Nepal and put
links of the sites that have relevant information about Nepal. If
you are interested in exploring more please visit the Nepal Homepage
at
http://www.nepalhomepage.com
| Official Name: |
Nepal |
| Capital: |
Kathmandu
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| Chief
of State: |
Girija Prasad Koirala (since April 30,
2006) |
| Head of Government: |
Prime Minister Girija Prashad Koirala
(since April 30, 2006) |
| Population: |
28,901,790 (July 2007 est.) |
| Area: |
147,181 sq. km. (54,633 sq. mi.)
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| Time Zone: |
5 hours 45 minutes ahead of GMT
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| Language: |
Nepali (official) |
| Religion: |
Hinduism and Buddhism
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| Unit of Currency: |
Rupee
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National Emblems: |
The main elements of the national emblem
are the national flower (the rhododendron); a white cow; a
green pheasant; two Gurkha soldiers, one carrying a khukuri
and a bow and an arrow and the other a modern rifle; peaks of
the Himalaya Mountains; the moon and the sun, both with faces
showing Hindu caste marks, two crossed Nepali flags and
khukuris; the footprints of Gorakhnath, the guardian deity of
the Gurkhas; and the royal headdress. At the base of the
design a red scroll carries the national motto in Sanskrit:
"The Motherland Is Worth More than the Kingdom of Heaven."
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| National Anthem: |
"We are the flowers of hundreds, the one
garland - Nepal"
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| Date of Unification:
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1768 (by Prithvi Narayan Shah)
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| Date of
Constitution: |
November 9, 1990 (the
government began working on an interim constitution in
May 2006. A constituent assembly election is planned for
October 2007) |
Political Structure
| Official Name: |
Nepal
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| Form of State: |
Multiparty Democracy (re-instated
in May 2006) |
| The executive: |
Under the current interim government
structure, the prime minister is the head of the executive
branch. The prime minister selected the Cabinet in May 2006 in
consultation with the political parties.
Head of government: Prime
Minister Girija Prasad Koirala
Cabinet: Cabinet historically appointed by the monarch on
the recommendation of the prime minister; note - the prime
minister selected the Cabinet in May 2006 in consultation with
the political parties
Elections: following legislative elections, the leader of
the majority party or leader of a majority coalition
historically has been appointed prime minister by the monarch
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National Legislature: |
A 330 seat Interim Parliament was
formed on 15 January 2007 following the promulgation of an
interim constitution
Interim Parliament seats by
party:
Nepali Congress - 85, Communist Party of Nepal
(Maoists) - 83, Communist Party of Nepal (UML) - 83, Nepali
Congress (Democratic) - 48, Rastriya Prajatantra Party -
9, Nepal Sadbhawana Party (Ananda Devi Group) - 5, Nepal Workers
and Peasants Party - 4, People's Front Nepal (Amik Sherchan
Group) - 4, People's Front Nepal (Chitra Bahadur K.C. Group) -
3, United Leftist Front - 3, People's Front Nepal (Chitra
Bahadur Ale Group) 2, Nepal Sadbhawana Party - 1 |
| Legal System: |
Supreme Court acts as court of appeal
and review as well as having powers of original jurisdiction;
presides over four regional, 15 zonal and 75 district courts.
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| Administrative
division: |
5 Development regions, 14 zones, 75
districts, 3913 village development committees and 58
municipalities. |
| Last national election: |
2000 |
| National election due: |
Constituent Assembly (CA) election
scheduled for October 2007. |
| Main Political
Parties
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Nepali Congress (NC), Nepali Congress
Democratic, Nepal Communist Party-United Marxist Leninist (NCP-UML),
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Nepal Sadbhavana Party (NSP),
Nepal Workers & Peasants Party (NWPP), Nepal Sadbhawana Party (Anand
Devi) |
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 | Success Stories |  | | | | | | Uma Devi | | Uma Devi is 13 years old. She lives in a remote village in Dolakha district that is in Eastern Nepal. Both her parents are poor farmers and toil from sunrise to sunset for two meals a day. | | More | | |  | Shakuntala Majhi | | Shakuntala Majhi, a beneficiary of NSP who completed her 12th grade in 1999, said, “I studied in A.S. Secondary School, Mugitar up to grade seven. To meet the expenses I washed dishes and collec... | | More |
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| What kind of schools do NSP recepients go to? | | | | | | | | Most of the schools in our country are ill equipped both in terms of the human capital and the physical assets. Most of the teachers are not well trained for teaching. At the top of that, the studies are affected by the insurgency that has affected the whole country. The insurgency has forced many teachers to flee their homes for their safety. Due to this and other factors like the government apathy, the number of teachers in a school may be less than the optimum level recommended by the government. This results in a high teacher student ratio which has affected the performance of the students. Students in remote part of the country may not receive their textbooks as much as one or two months after their syllabus have begun. They may not be able to afford the costs of books even if they are available. Student's access to reference materials is very difficult. They heavily rely on their teachers and the teachers might not be able to provide their students with proper education due to lack of access to reference books. In the school, both the teachers and the students do not have access to newspapers and magazines.
The physical infra-structures of the schools are really pathetic. Some schools may not have any building while others may have buildings with leaking roofs or rooms with inadequate light. It is a common custom in some schools to call off the classes if it rains. The classrooms are generally congested and it is very difficult for the students to concentrate in their studies. The schools may not have furniture and if they have the furniture as well, they may be inadequate for the students. Teachers might not have blackboards and chalks for facilitating them in teaching. In this hopeless situation, a small support from your side means a lot to the less fortunate members of our community. It could be a ray of hope and could reshape the life of the students.
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