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Nepal was one of the first countries to recognise an independent Bangladesh, and the two countries seek to enhance greater cooperation, on trade and water management; seaports in Bangladesh, being closer, are seen as viable alternatives to India's monopoly on Nepal's third-country trade. [171] Nepal was the first South Asian country to ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Nepal: . Nepal is a landlocked sovereign state in South Asia.The country is bordered to the north by China, and to the south, east, and west by India.
The flag of Nepal Location on the world map. Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia.It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
A land cover map of Nepal using Landsat 30 m (2010) data. ICIMOD ’s first and most complete national land cover [ 24 ] database of Nepal prepared using public domain Landsat TM data of 2010 shows that show that forest is the dominant form of land cover in Nepal covering 57,538 km 2 with a contribution of 39.09% to the total geographical area ...
The National Library of Nepal is located in Patan. It is the largest library in the country with more than 70,000 books in English, Nepali, Sanskrit, Hindi, and Nepal Bhasa. The library is in possession of rare scholarly books in Sanskrit and English dating from the 17th century.
Eastern South Asia is a cradle of South Asian civilization. Historical states in the region include those recorded in Indian epics such as the Mahabharata, including ancient Nepal, Vanga, and Pundra; the Greek and Roman recorded kingdom of Gangaridai; [5] major Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms including Kikata, Videha, Vṛji, Magadha, Nanda, Mauryan, Anga, Kalinga, Kamarupa, Samatata, Kanva, Gupta ...
This map is part of a collection of 216 free country maps, created by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), to be used in print, web or broadcast products. The ReliefWeb Location Maps released here are maps that highlight a country, its capital, major populated places and the surrounding regions.
The country has been ranked one of the poor countries in terms of GDP per capita but it has one of the lowest levels of hunger problem in South Asia. [310] When the stability of the country ensured as late as recent, it has also made considerable progress in development indicators outpacing many other South Asian states.