Nepal

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Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल Sanghiya Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl
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Motto: जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी (Sanskrit) "Mother and Motherland are Greater than Heaven"
Anthem: Sayaun Thunga Phulka "Made of Hundreds of Flowers"
Capital and largest city		Kathmandu (Nepa

Contents

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• 1Etymology
• 2History
  • 2.1Ancient
  • 2.2Medieval
  • 2.3Kingdom of Nepal (1768–2008)
  • 2.4Republic (2008)
• 3Geography
  • 3.1Climate
  • 3.2Geology
  • 3.3Environment
• 4Politics
  • 4.1Constitution
  • 4.2Government
    • 4.2.1Executive
      • 4.2.1.1Federal Executive
      • 4.2.1.2Provincial Executive
    • 4.2.2Legislative
      • 4.2.2.1Federal Legislature
        • 4.2.2.1.1The House of Representatives
        • 4.2.2.1.2The National Assembly
      • 4.2.2.2Provincial Legislature
    • 4.2.3Judiciary
  • 4.3Foreign relations
  • 4.4Military
  • 4.5Subdivisions
• 5Economy
• 6Infrastructure
  • 6.1Energy
  • 6.2Transport
  • 6.3Communications
  • 6.4Education
  • 6.5Health
  • 6.6Community forestry
• 7Crime and law enforcement
• 8Demographics
  • 8.1Languages
  • 8.2Religion
  • 8.3Largest cities
• 9Culture
  • 9.1Holidays and festivals
  • 9.2Cuisine
  • 9.3Sports
• 10See also
• 11References
• 12Further reading
• 13External links