Nepal

Nepal location(borders made darker)

Nepal (Nepali: ????? is a landlocked nation in South Asia, bordering the People's Republic of China to the north and India to the south, east and west.

Government

Coat of arms

On May 18, 2006, Nepal was declared a secular state by the Interim Parliament of Nepal. On December 28, 2007, the interim parliament passed a bill and declared Nepal to be a federal democratic republic. The current king, Gyanendra, will be the last king of Nepal if the present ruling parties win the scheduled April 2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election.

Nepal is declared a republic by its newly elected government, and King Gyanendra ends his reign as the last of a 240-year-old monarchy

Landscape

For a relatively small country, Nepal has a diverse landscape, ranging from the humid Terai plain lands in the south to the mountainous Himalayas in the north.

Eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including Mount Everest, are in Nepal.

National flag

Nepal flag

Nepal's flag is the only national flag that is not quadrilateral in shape.

Motto

Motto: जननी जन्मभूमिष्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी (Sanskrit)

"Mother and motherland are dearer than the heavens"

Anthem: Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka