Nepal

12 of the worlds highest mountain peaks are in Nepal. 3 hours agoPilots say Nepal can be a challenging place to fly but conditions at the time of the crash were good with low wind clear skies and temperatures well above freezing.

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It is also one of the poorest countries in the world.

. The citizens of Nepal are known as Nepali or Nepalese. नपल is a country in South Asia between India and China. Its territory extends roughly 500 miles 800 kilometres from east to west and 90 to 150 miles from north to south.

Mount Everest the highest mountain in the world and the Himalaya Mountains are in Nepal. Objectives in Nepal include supporting a stable democratic Nepal that. It ranks 197 th in GDP.

The country is the fifth-most remittance-dependent economy in the world. It is also the birthplace of Buddha. Nepal is a Developing Country ranking 144 th on the Human Development Index HDI as of 2016.

Nepal is still in the top-30 list of the poorest countries in the world with a GDP per capita of only US 733 2016. Nepal is separated from Bhutan by Sikkim. It is a landlocked country located between India to the east south and west and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north.

Nepal retained its independence following the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814-16 and the subsequent peace treaty laid the foundations for two centuries of amicable relations between Britain and Nepal. Nepal has a diverse geography including fertile plains subalpine forested hills and eight of the worlds ten tallest mountains including Mount Everest the highest point on Earth. Many Nepalese live below the poverty line.

Nepals underdeveloped economy is based on tourism agriculture carpets textiles and tea. The Brigade of Gurkhas continues to serve in the British Army to the present day In 1951 the Nepali monarch ended the century-old system of rule. The widely spoken language in Nepal is Nepali with 446 being able to speak it.

Nepal is a multi-ethnic multi-lingual multi-religious and multi-cultural state with. Nepal shares its borders with the Indian States of Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh Bihar West Bengal and Sikkim in the south east and west. The United States recognized Nepal in 1947 and the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1948.

While it is bordered by China in the north. 1 day agoAt least 68 people were killed Sunday when an aircraft went down near the city of Pokhara in central Nepal a government official said the countrys deadliest plane crash in more than 30 years. Nepal country of Asia lying along the southern slopes of the Himalayan mountain ranges.

A dramatic video shot on a smartphone from the ground shows the last moments before the plane crashed in a gorge about 16 kilometers a mile from newly opened Pokhara International Airport. It has recently become a secular country but before it was the only Hindu kingdom in the world. Bilateral relations are friendly and US.

Policy objectives center on helping Nepal build a peaceful prosperous resilient and democratic society. Nepal is located in Southern Asia in the Northern and eastern hemispheres of the Earth.

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