Draft:Nepal

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल (Nepali) Saṅghīya Lokatāntrika Gaṇatantra Nepāla
Flag Emblem
Motto: जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी (Sanskrit) Janani Janmabhumishcha Swargadapi Gariyasi "Mother and Motherland are Greater Than Heaven"
Anthem: सयौँ थुँगा फूलका (Nepali) Sayaun Thunga Phulka "Made of Hundreds of Flowers"
Location of Nepal in dark green; territory claimed but uncontrolled shown in light green
Capital and largest city	Pokhara 28°10′N 84°15′E
Official languages	Nepali
Recognised national languages	All mother-tongues (see Languages of Nepal)
Ethnic groups (2023)	31.25% Khas Arya 16.6% Chhetri 12.2% Bahun 1.6% Thakuri 0.86% Sanyasi 7.1% Magar 6.6% Tharu 5.8% Tamang 5% Newar 4.4% Musalman 4% Yadav] 2.3% Rai 2% Gurung 1.5% Limbu 19.47% other
Religion (2023)	81.19% Hinduism 8.21% Buddhism 5.09% Islam 3.17% Kirant 1.76% Christianity 0.35% Prakriti 0.23% Bon 0.01% Jainism
Demonym(s)	Nepali Nepalese
Government	Federal parliamentary republic
• Acting President	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
• Vice President	Vacant
• Prime Minister	Vacant
• Chief Justice	Vacant
Legislature	Federal Parliament
• Upper house	National Assembly
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Formation
• Federal Republic of Nepal	6 January 2024
• First constitution	6 January 2024
Area
• Total	147,516 km2 (56,956 sq mi)
• Water (%)	2.8%
Population
• 2022 estimate	30,666,598
• Density	180/km2 (466.2/sq mi)
Currency	Nepalese rupee (Rs, रू) (NPR)
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Date format	YYYY/MM/DD
Driving side	left
Calling code	+977
Internet TLD	.np

Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a Fictional micronation in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, and India in the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Pokhara is the nation's capital and the largest city. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-cultural state, with Nepali as the official language.

Etymology

According to Hindu mythology, Nepal derives its name from an ancient Hindu sage called Ne, referred to variously as Ne Muni or Nemi. According to Pashupati Purāna, as a place protected by Ne, the country in the heart of the Himalayas came to be known as Nepāl. According to Nepāl Mahātmya, Nemi was charged with protection of the country by Pashupati. According to Buddhist mythology, Manjushri Bodhisattva drained a primordial lake of serpents to create the Nepal valley and proclaimed that Adi-Buddha Ne would take care of the community that would settle it. As the cherished of Ne, the valley would be called Nepāl. According to Gopalarājvamshāvali, the genealogy of ancient Gopala dynasty compiled c. 1380s, Nepal is named after Nepa the cowherd, the founder of the Nepali scion of the Abhiras. In this account, the cow that issued milk to the spot, at which Nepa discovered the Jyotirlinga of Pashupatināth upon investigation, was also named Ne.

History

Nepal's history date backs' to 6 January 2024 when it was created as a concept of Fictional Micronation by Sulav Chhetri on 6 January 2024 it uses the concept of fictional micronations. The nation of Fiction or only of imagination of the official macro-nation Republic of Nepal it was created for the purpose of seeing or imaging real Nepal in fiction.

Geography

Nepal is a landlocked country, which means it is not next to any ocean, and it is surrounded by India and China. Eight of the ten tallest mountain peaks in the world, including Mount Everest, are in Nepal. Mount Everest is on the border Nepal shares with China. Nepal is a little smaller than Illinois and Bangladesh, but a little bigger than Kyrgyzstan. It also has the second-highest average elevation in the world at (10,715 ft), only behind Bhutan.

Politics and government

Politics

Nepal is a parliamentary republic with a multi-party system. Nepal used to be referred as 'Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal' until Nepal Government decided to use just 'Nepal' as official name of the country. It has seven national political parties recognised in the federal parliament: Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), Nepali Congress, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), Rastriya Swatantra Party, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, People's Socialist Party and Janamat Party. Till the elections to be held Pushpa Kamal Dahal will be serving as the Acting Head of State of Nepal.

Government

Nepal is governed according to the Constitution of Nepal. It defines Nepal as having multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious, multi-cultural characteristics with common aspirations of people living in diverse geographical regions, and being committed to and united by a bond of allegiance to the national independence, territorial integrity, national interest, and prosperity of Nepal.

The Government of Nepal has three branches:

Executive: The form of governance is a multi-party, competitive, federal democratic republican parliamentary system based on plurality. The President appoints the parliamentary party leader of the political party with the majority in the House of Representatives as Prime Minister, who forms the Council of ministers that exercises the executive power. Legislature: The Legislature of Nepal, called the Federal Parliament, consists of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly. The House of Representatives consists of 20 members elected through a mixed electoral system and has a term of one years. The National Assembly, consisting of 15 members elected by provincial electoral colleges, is a permanent house; a third of its members are elected every one years for a two-year term. Judiciary: Nepal has a unitary three-tier independent judiciary that comprises the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land, headed by the Chief Justice, seven High Courts, one in each states, the highest court at the provincial level, and 77 district courts, one in each district. The municipal councils can convene local judicial bodies to resolve disputes and render non-binding verdicts in cases not involving actionable crime. The actions and proceedings of the local judicial bodies may be guided and countermanded by the district courts.

Administrative divisions

Province	Capital	Governor	Chief Minister	Districts	Area (km2)	Population Census 2023	Population Census 2023	Density (people/km2) 2023	Human Development Index	Map
Koshi Province	Biratnagar	Vacant	Vacnt	14	25,905	4,534,943	4,972,021	192	0.553
Madhesh Province	Janakpur	Vacant	Vacant	8	9,661	5,404,145	6,126,288	634	0.485
Bagmati Province	Hetauda	Vacant	Vacant	13	20,300	5,529,452	6,084,042	300	0.560
Gandaki Province	Pokhara	Vacant	Vacant	11	21,856	2,403,757	2,479,745	113	0.567
Lumbini Province	Deukhuri	'Vacant	Vacant	12	19,707	4,499,272	5,124,225	260	0.519
Karnali Province	Birendranagar	Vacant	Vacant	10	30,213	1,570,418	1,694,889	56	0.469
Sudurpashchim Province	Godawari	Vacant	Vacant	9	19,539	2,552,517	2,711,270	139	0.478
Nepal	Pokhara	Acting President Pushpa Kamal Dahal	Prime Minister Vacant	77	147,181	26,494,504	29,192,480	198	0.579

Nepal is a federal republic comprising 7 states. Each state is composed of 8 to 14 districts. The districts, in turn, comprise local units known as urban and rural municipalities. There is a total of 753 local units which includes 6 metropolitan municipalities, 11 sub-metropolitan municipalities and 276 municipalities for a total of 293 urban municipalities, and 460 rural municipalities. Each local unit is composed of wards. There are 6,743 wards in total.

The local governments enjoy executive and legislative as well as limited judicial powers in their local jurisdiction. The provinces have unicameral parliamentary Westminster system of governance. The local and provincial governments exercise some absolute powers and some powers shared with provincial or federal government. The district coordination committee, a committee composed of all elected officials from the local governments in the district, has a very limited role.

Military

The President is the supreme commander of the Nepali Army; its routine management is handled by the Ministry of Defence. An almost exclusively ground infantry force, Nepal Army numbers at less than one hundred thousand; recruitment is voluntary. It has few aircraft, mainly helicopters, primarily used for transport, patrol, and search and rescue. Directorate of Military Intelligence under Nepal Army serves as the military intelligence agency; National Investigation Department tasked with national and international intelligence gathering, is independent. Nepal Army is primarily used for routine security of critical assets, an anti-poaching patrol of national parks, counterinsurgency, and search and rescue during natural disasters; it also undertakes major construction projects. There are no discriminatory policies on recruitment into the army, but it is dominated by men from elite Pahari warrior castes.

Economy

Nepal used to be an agricultural country until 1950. Since 1951 it entered the modern era and has made progress. Agriculture, however, is still a major economic activity. 80% of the people do agricultural works and it provides 37% of GDP. Only about 20% of the total area is cultivable while another 33% is covered by forest. Most of the remaining land is covered by mountains. Rice and wheat are the main food crops. The lowland Terai region produces a high amount of agricultural products. A part of those products is supplied to the hill areas, which produces less.

Demographics

The people of Nepal belong to two main groups; Indo-Aryan group and Tibeto-Burman group. Indo-Aryans are mostly Hindus and Sikhs and they celebrate Hindu and Sikh festivals like Dashain, Tihar, Vaisakhi, Gurpurabs, Maghi, Hola, Bandi Chhor diwas, Teej, Magh Sankranti, Krishna Janmastami, Holi, Janai Purnima, Matatirtha Aunsi, Chhath, etc. Tibeto-Burmans are Buddhist and they celebrate Lhosar, Buddha Jayanti, etc.

Education

Modern education in Nepal started with the opening of the first school in 1853. This school was only for the members of the ruling families and their courtiers. Schooling for the general people began only after 1951. It was when a popular movement ended the autocratic Rana family regime and started a democratic system. In the past 50 years, there has been a big expansion of education facilities in the country. As a result, adult literacy (age 15+) of the country was reported to be 48.2% (female: 34.6%, male: 62.2%) in the Population Census, 2001, up from about 5% in 1952–54. In the beginning in 1951, there were about 300 schools and two colleges with around 10,000 students. Now, there are more than 26,000 schools (including higher secondary), 415 colleges, five universities, and two academies of higher studies. In total, 5.5 million students are studying in those schools and colleges who are taught by more than 150,000 teachers. Despite such examples of success, there are problems and challenges. Education management, quality, usefulness, and access are some of the major issues of education in Nepal. Social differences based on gender, ethnicity, location, economic class, etc. are still there in some places. Lack of resources has always been a problem in education. These problems have made the goal of education for all a challenge for the country.

Culture

The official calendar of Nepal is the Vikram Samvat, which is a Hindu calendar. Their new year begins in Baishakh, which is around mid-April. Nepal has 36 public holidays in the year. This makes Nepal the country with the most public holidays.

The national cuisine of Nepal is Dhindo and Gundruk. Dhindo is a type of dough that is served very hot. Gundruk is a dish with fermented green vegetables.

Association football is the most popular sport in Nepal. The Nepal national football team plays at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium in Tripureswar, Kathmandu, Nepal.