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Edit request
One sentence in the second paragraph of the article, "The highest elevation in Nepal is Mount Everest, Earth's highest mountain, rising 8,848 m (29,029 ft) above sea level." is very out of place with the rest of the paragraph's historical content. The fact about Everest is already mentioned in the first paragraph. Please consider removing this sentence.--105.235.159.114 (talk) 18:46, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

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Prime Minister
Current Prime Minister : Khadga Prasad Oli https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khadga_Prasad_Oli — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.244.179.111 (talk) 12:38, 14 March 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 April 2018
Mdsabirhackifucan (talk) 20:03, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 21:48, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 May 2018
This request does not suggest any textual change, only a reordering. At the bottom of section 2.4 "Republic of Nepal (2008–present)", the paragraphs are currently ordered like so:

In February 2014...

In 20 September 2015...

On 25 April 2015...

In October 2015...

It would be more logical and thus easier to read if they were ordered like so, instead:

In February 2014...

On 25 April 2015...

In 20 September 2015...

In October 2015...

This is because April 2015 is chronologically earlier than September 2015. Each of these paragraphs are fairly self-contained and so reordering these paragraphs does not affect the meaning of the text. 209.240.125.139 (talk) 19:54, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Done. zzz (talk) 20:02, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Ancient history section needs review
Citations in the Nepal section, especially Ancient history, are sparse and some are incomplete. Review by a knowledgeable Wikipedian (or diligent editor willing to research the topic) is needed. - Mark D Worthen PsyD  (talk)  04:07, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 July 2018
2409:4056:2089:C76A:0:0:211:80AC (talk) 09:03, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 1 August 2018
Nepal is a culturally rich country. Renuka Shrestha (talk) 03:26, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 4 August 2018
Sudeepdai (talk) 00:26, 4 August 2018 (UTC) Nepal is a place where people are connected through heart and united. No one has been able to break that connection.
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Semi-protected edit request on 2 September 2018
Anonymous 888888888 (talk) 03:47, 2 September 2018 (UTC) I want to point out a few mistakes in this page.


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Semi-protected edit request on 25 April 2017
'where are the citations?' please remove dubious claims without citations. In the history section, the article states that "In 1923, the United Kingdom and Nepal formally signed an agreement of friendship that superseded the Sugauli Treaty of 1816." with a reference. So, I went to reference and looked it up. It is a bogus page with just pictures. While Nepal and the UK did sign a new treaty, there is no evidence of the new treaty superseding the old one. Citation needed for the claim that 'the new treaty superseded the older one'. It has some geo-political significance as later in 1950, the Republic of India cancelled all treaties the UK had entered with neighboring countries during British Raj. So, the technicality of indian claims over the ceded territories like Darjeeling, Sikkim, Kumaon, and, Garhwal can be challenged. I am not contradicting the claim made but would like to see a citation of it if it is indeed to be included in the article. There is also no citation for absurd claims like, 'By 250 BCE, the southern regions came under the influence of the Maurya Empire of North India and parts of Nepal, later on became a nominal vassal state under the Gupta Empire in the fourth century CE' in Ancient history section. These are major claims to be made and so should be properly cited. 'https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Land_cover_map_of_Nepal_using_Landsat_30_m_(2010)_data.jpg' shows the entirety of modern-day Nepal's southern border with modern india covered by 30km thick forest with 'malarial mosquitoes'. I would assume it to be even wider and denser forest some 2000 years ago. So, how did Mauryan overcome Malaria some 2000 years ago? This is a contentious political issue in Nepal as to determine who the indigenous people of those areas were. Nepalese consider Tharus who have high anti-malarial blood cells to be the indigenous population. 'https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3041928'. Indians claim that 'madheshis' who have no natural resistance to malaria are also indigenous population of that area and not immigrants from neighboring bihar. So, please either add citations or remove dubious claims stated without providing any citations.

Birth of Buddha is 623BC, born in India, not Nepal. Buddha was born in Nepal.
Nepal was created in the 17th century. Kajan Lakhan (talk) 02:40, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

Nation
The word nation is used a lot. It is an incorrect term, as a nation means a large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language. A nation is the people. The correct term would be a state, as a state is defined as a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. Please change it. If you don't believe me, look it up. 2602:304:8925:C90:58F7:1432:3B0B:E9F4 (talk) 18:56, 2 December 2018 (UTC)

Politics
The seventh line of the second last paragraph should read " . . . Nepal's Deputy PM . . ." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.196.41.161 (talk) 01:19, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

"เนปาล" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect เนปาล. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. signed,Rosguill talk 05:15, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

Nepali vs. Nepalese
Throughout the Nepal portal and most of its linked pages, the word "Nepalese" is used as a demonym. However, the correct word to use is "Nepali". — Preceding unsigned comment added by McLouder (talk • contribs) 16:17, 25 March 2019 (UTC)

Correct word to be used is Nepali Jeet K Gupta (talk) 06:18, 3 October 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 November 2019
Please change 'Nepal is one of the major contributor to UN peacekeeping missions' to 'Nepal is one of the major contributors to UN peacekeeping missions' - the correct grammar is 'contributor' when the article instead says 'contributors'. KTATER (talk) 02:45, 14 November 2019 (UTC)


 * ✅ –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 03:13, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

To anyone following my work in the article
I am well aware of the article's growth in size. I have been tracking it in relation with some of the other longest articles in Wikipedia and it is not quite there yet. I hope to finish expanding before it gets that bloated. That would then be the most opportune time to start trimming; by first removing redundancies, then decreasing word-to-information ratio, and only then evaluating the higher things, like what we can do without and which are completely undue for a summary article. Or, at least, that's how I'd be most comfortable proceeding. Thank you for reading!  Usedtobecool  TALK ✨ 13:30, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 December 2019
Capital of Province 3 is Hetauda 27.34.48.4 (talk) 07:20, 17 December 2019 (UTC) Capital of Province 3 is Kathmandu


 * Hello IP editor, assuming I understand you correctly, you need to provide a reliable source to support the claim that the capital of the province has been changed before it can be considered .  Usedtobecool  TALK ✨ 07:59, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

GDP of nepal
Updated information Adarsh chetri (talk) 16:29, 11 January 2020 (UTC) (UTC) GDP:-$29.813 billion (nominal,2019) $94.419 billion (ppp,2019) GDP per capita:-$1,048 (nominal,2019 est.) $3,318 (ppp,2019 est.) GDP growth:- 6.4%(19/20 f) Adarsh chetri (talk) 16:41, 11 January 2020 (UTC)


 * , source? Usedtobecool ☎️ 11:37, 7 April 2020

Number of Public Holidays
Nepal doesn't have the least number of public holidays. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.34.26.234 (talk) 07:50, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
 * The claim has been removed. Usedtobecool ☎️ 11:36, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Inclusion of Bhimsen Thapa in the article
Where is the inclusion of Nepal under the control of Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa for 31 years between 1806-1837? Bhimsen regime saw the defense of the nation against British company government, a large number of reforms in various sectors, infrastructural developments, development of strong military base and its modernization, commercial developments, judicial and legal developments, etc. He is responsible for protecting Nepalese sovereignty against colonial powers like British and effectively running the administration against the burdens of immature kings, princes, and resistance from conspiring nobles and ministers.


 * Sources:

He is comparable to King Prithvi Narayan Shah and ahead of other Nepalese rulers like Jang Bahadur Rana, Chandra Shamsher JBR, Judhha SJBR, King Mahendra and King Birendra, all of whom had stable regimes. If there will be a vote for The Greatest Nepalese, he would easily be in the top 3.
 * I have added his portrait and namedropped in the caption. Usedtobecool ☎️ 11:41, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Largest cities_old population
Please update the population and rank of Largest city of Nepal.

Updated data : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Nepal
 * Wikipedia is not a reliable source. There seem to be competing claims based on area and on population, per that article. Usedtobecool ☎️ 11:44, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 May 2020
The map of Nepal has been officially published on May 20, 2020. This is maps published by the Government of Nepal, Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, and Poverty Alleviation. Gyawalisagar (talk) 15:04, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Usedtobecool ☎️ 15:12, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 May 2020
Not Sunwar, Sunuwar is right word. 103.5.172.146 (talk) 14:02, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: The usage in the article reflects the preferred spelling at Sunwar language. Please take your concerns to the talk page of that article. If you succeed in getting that article moved, this article can be changed to reflect that. To be clear, to me, it's just the same which spelling we use. I am asking you to get this changed at the main article if you can because otherwise, there is no way to tell that another editor won't make another request claiming that Sunwar was right all along. Regards! Usedtobecool ☎️ 15:13, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 May 2020
Map of Nepal http://dos.gov.np/assets/uploads/files/surveydownloadcontent/Nepal_1M_N_LD.jpg गैातम (talk) 23:35, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 21 May 2020
Area of nepal according to gov of nepal on may 20 is147,516 sq k.m Ranish Devkota (talk) 17:20, 21 May 2020 (UTC)


 * ❌. A neutral source would be preferable. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 17:29, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 May 2020
Area of Nepal is now updated after new map issued by Nepal government. I would like to make changes on that. Sagar3950 (talk) 02:15, 22 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone will add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself.  JTP (talk • contribs) 02:23, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

New map and area of Nepal
The discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Nepal may be of interest to you. Thank you! Usedtobecool ☎️ 10:40, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 23 May 2020
Map of Nepal and total area size of Nepal has changed. 2A02:C7F:AC77:C100:2C5D:6BBB:D462:8738 (talk) 18:23, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
 * ❌, please provides sources for your edit. CMD (talk) 18:30, 24 May 2020 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 26 May 2020
Area of Nepal 147516 sq.km. 120.89.104.14 (talk) 08:48, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  CAPTAIN MEDUSA   talk  11:09, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 27 May 2020
Update of new map of Nepal. 2601:182:CE00:7E84:E15B:8036:6578:55EF (talk) 22:08, 27 May 2020 (UTC)
 * ❌, we do not have copyright for Nepalese Government maps. CMD (talk) 02:19, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

Regarding Driving Site!
The driving side of Nepal is "Right". Om Prakash Subedi (talk) 18:18, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

area of Nepal
Nepal's area is 147516 sp/km Govinda (talk) 16:40, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

Nepal new map and coats of arms
Change coats of arm and nepal new map 27.34.31.100 (talk) 14:46, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: The only maps available are owned by the Nepalese Government are copyrighted. Unless a free equivalent is made, it cannot be used in the article. — Yours, Berrely  • Talk∕Contribs 15:17, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

Update Information of Nepal
The House of Representatives of Nepal unanimously passed amendment bill of new political-administrative map as well as national emblem. Updated these information : Area of Nepal : 147,516 square kilometers (56,956 sq mi). Map of Nepal Emblem of Nepal

Reference link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Nepal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emblem_of_Nepal — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gribesh (talk • contribs) 16:06, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: The change in area relates to territory in dispute claimed by both India and Nepal. Wikipedia is not a reliable source.  Goldsztajn (talk) 17:56, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
 * The emblem has been replaced.--Goldsztajn (talk) 18:02, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

Nepal's page needs more maps and better management of information
Map of Nepal is missing on Ancient Nepal and Medieval Nepal. Also perhaps we can find better more detailed maps for other sections as well. Nepal's page needs more comprehensive sections and better structure over all.

Jai Chandra Surya — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nepalpatriot (talk • contribs) 07:33, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

Suggested Edit: Remove "modernity"
Replace "Nepal entered modernity in 1951 with" with "In 1951, Nepal had" first sentence of Demographics: Education heading. Current: Nepal entered modernity in 1951 with a literacy rate of 5% and about 10,000 students enrolled in 300 schools. Suggested: In 1951, Nepal had a literacy rate of 5% and about 10,000 students enrolled in 300 schools. "Modernity" is subjective. Ko3723a (talk) 01:33, 6 July 2020 (UTC) asdfasdfladfakdfa — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.51.88.193 (talk) 10:41, 19 July 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 September 2020
Please add following book to the bibliography: Edmundson, Henry (2019). Tales from the Himalaya. Vajra Books, Kathmandu. ISBN 978-9937-9330-3-2.

Reference site for the book is www.talesfromthehimalaya.com. HenryEdmundson (talk) 08:58, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
 * - Wikipedia is not a way to promote your own book - Arjayay (talk) 09:02, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 December 2020
The goverment of Nepal has decided to name the country only "Nepal" Plaese make the necessary changes thank you Youhavetobejokig (talk) 11:26, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Looks like they announced plans to change the official name, does not appear that the change has been made official yet. – Thjarkur (talk) 11:41, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Can we add one sentence about climate change?
Would it be acceptable to folks if we had one sentence about climate change in Nepal in this article? Something about what Nepal contributes to GHG emissions (not much) and the impacts it is experiencing (a lot)? An attempt to do so was made here and reverted. We've had the same discussion also for other country articles and e.g. for the Australia article it does now contain something about climate change (after some debate). EMsmile (talk) 13:02, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

National sport
It's not volleyball definitely. Since when Nepal has any history of volleyball? In cricket they have a successful national team, women's, blind, T20 etc. Abcmaxx (talk) 15:20, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Volleyball is the official national sport. It wasn't based on success but based on participation. SimulationWig (talk) 15:47, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Official Name Changed
I think "Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal" is no longer the official name of the country. It is now simply known as "Nepal". Note that the ISO 3166 registration was officially changed on January 20, 2021: https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:NP Ds77 (talk) 01:52, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

It should be locked for editing.
This is a page about Nepal. Now anyone can edit this page, this page should be locked for editing. Takdeerr (talk) 14:48, 31 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi Takdeerr that is not going to happen. Wikipedia is "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit", although in fact this page is semi-protected, and has been for some time. That means that, to edit the article, you must have created an account and that account must be Autoconfirmed, which requires the user to have made a certain number of edits, over a certain period of time. Looking at the article history, it has not suffered from extensive recent vandalism, so that protection level is likely to remain. We do not protect articles, or increase the protection level, "in case" there is vandalism, only when there is clear vandalism over a relatively recent period of time. - Arjayay (talk) 17:23, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

nepal country
when team 36.252.216.54 (talk) 05:24, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

Population estimate is messed up
I don't know what happened but its pretty messed up Zeroth311 (talk) 15:19, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
 * This was due to an error with the population template used in the infobox, it has now been resolved. CMD (talk) 08:07, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 June 2021
Change "Nepalese" to "Nepali." Nepali reflects local morphology, whereas the term Nepalese was influenced by the English. Stylistic guides also encourage the use of Nepali over Nepalese. Please see this article of the Nepali foreign minister asking the people of Nepal to be referred to as Nepali for further reference. https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/you-ve-been-getting-our-name-wrong-says-nepal-s-foreign-minister EditingSans (talk) 16:30, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm disabling the edit semi-protected tag per Edit requests, which states "Propose a specific change on a talk page. Don't add an edit request template yet". I note this has been previously discussed, for example at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Nepal, so consensus should be established before an edit request is made. CMD (talk) 04:07, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 June 2021
Change Prithvi Subba Gurung to 	Krishna Chandra Nepali (He is the new chief minister of Gandaki province https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna_Chandra_Nepali_Pokharel) Pratap2210 (talk) 05:54, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
 * ✔️ Shellwood (talk) 11:12, 25 June 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 July 2021
2409:4053:E97:2CDF:5558:730B:1C91:2C60 (talk) 17:53, 12 July 2021 (UTC) Deepa Negi Ganwali Gairsain
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Official name of Nepal is not written.
In article about China the official name is People's Republic of China. So I request editors to also write the official name of Nepal. (18th July 2021) — Preceding unsigned comment added by SNOW 977 (talk • contribs)
 * ✅  Clog Wolf  Howl 08:51, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

Regarding status of religion in Nepal
As we all know that since the introduction of Interum constitution of 2015, Nepal have adopted democracy with secularism. But here the secularim in Nepal means ; cultural, religious freedom, along with protection of old age religion since time immemorial. So here the old age religion refers to Hinduism which have a history of very old presence in the country and have been given special protection under the constitution of Nepal in the context of secularism, while maintaining religious and cultural freedom. So Hinduism as a religion has been given privileges in the Nepal's constitution. Below is the references regarding the status of Hinduism under Nepal constitution -



Pitush Puttar (talk) 15:33, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
 * This is a controversial topic. Make sure to have the community's consensus before adding this to the article. Thanks. Bada Kaji (talk • श्रीमान् गम्भीर) 14:59, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Update important information.
Some important information such as chief ministers of provinces needs to be updated.--SNOW 977 (talk) 07:41, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
 * , ✅ Bada Kaji (talk • श्रीमान् गम्भीर) 12:29, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

Nepal
Wikipedia 2409:4061:91:EAB7:222F:FA97:1357:5F8A (talk) 05:17, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

Official name of Nepal should be just "Nepal"
See ISO 3166:NP (since 2021-01-20), United Nations Multilingual Terminology Database, The World Factbook, Country names: The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British official use (since 2021-01-22)--203.218.93.121 (talk) 15:17, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Suggestion for section on science and technology
Hi, just a suggestion, many country articles have sections or subsections for 'science and technology', this could be a section on this article as well. The UNESCO Science Report may be a good place ot start and can copied from directly using these instructions. Thanks John Cummings (talk) 12:38, 3 September 2021 (UTC)


 * There used to be a Science and technology section. I removed it because it didn't say anything worth saying. When I rewrote most of the article I left the section out, because I could not think of anything worth saying either. The report you link to talks mostly about economy and education. The science-tech proper included things like (a) using tablets to record the damages of the earthquake instead of writing on paper and (b) the constitution mentioning protection and encouragement for scientific endeavours. I have read a few books on Nepal (emphasis on few though) and none of them had anything devoted to science and tech. Usedtobecool ☎️ 04:18, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

Attributing remittance spending patterns to lack of entrepreneurial skills = non-neutral?
The subsection "Foreign employment" currently ends by saying, "Though millions have raised themselves out of poverty, due to a lack of entrepreneurial skills, the remittance is largely spent on real estate and consumption." There are two sources cited for this, an op-ed by a former Nepali ambasador to Qatar and an article on labor migration in Nepal from the ILO. Only the op-ed actually includes this "entreprenurial skills" framing, with the ILO article merely stating that remittance spending made up 25% of Nepal's GDP in 2013. Since that framing is only one of many possible, and it originates as a specific person's opinion, I think per WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV it would be better to describe it as coming from the former ambassador explicitly if we're going to include this material.

I think it could make sense to rework this passage along the lines of:

"Remittances make up a significant proportion of Nepal's GDP, between 23.9% and 27.6% from 2015–2020. Surya Nath Mishra, a former Nepali ambassador to Qatar, feels the standard of living of the families of Nepalese migrant workers would be raised to a greater extent by remittances if they spent the money more widely on business activities as opposed to on personal expenses."

That's if we're going to keep the op-ed as a source at all, which I'm not really sure is justified—it seems possible that it gives undue weight to Mishra's perspective, since a single op-ed doesn't make it clear that his stance is especially widespread. As such, I would also be in favor of removing the sentence that uses the op-ed as a source, or supplementing it with analysis of the relationship between remittances and standard of living in Nepal from other sources. For example, this Nepal Economic Form article broadly shares Mishra's perpsective, but this peer-reviewed analysis of the Nepal Living Standards Survey 2010/2011 concludes that remittance-receiving families spend more on education, health, and durable goods such as appliances compared to non-remittance-receiving families, which the authors interpret as signaling long-term gains in standard of living for remittance-receiving families. By drawing from these and maybe other sources we could give a more neutral and comprehensive presentation of the literature on remittance spending and standards of living in Nepal, instead of only presenting one author's take. Of course, we could just link to Remittances to Nepal in the Foreign Employment section and cite Mishra's article there instead if we want to make use of it, and not go into more detail than that in this article.

Since I'm not extended confirmed, I can't make any changes along these lines myself, and any possible change like this seems too substantial for an edit request without prior discussion in any case. How does everyone else here feel? Mesocarp (talk) 00:27, 19 September 2021 (UTC)


 * I agree with you that the simplistic "lack of entrepreneurial skills" is not supported by literature that we have. I looked at some online links and they all seemed to think the reasons were more complex than that. However, I think "raised themselves out of poverty" covers long-term positive outcomes of raised standard of living, and increased expenditure in nutrition, health, education and goods". That said, I am open to alternative wording. Remittances have a significant impact at the household level because they allow migrants and their families an opportunity for increased income and a better standard of living. Income earned from foreign employment has reduced poverty by providing much-needed finances for household consumption, health care and education. The money sent home by Nepalis working abroad has played a crucial role in lifting people from the traps of poverty.Sources mention how little of the remittance is used for starting or expanding businesses.This is the top-level article (WP:SUMMARY), so we need to be very succinct and can be more general. With that in mind, do you have a proposal? Usedtobecool ☎️ 04:00, 19 September 2021 (UTC)


 * What about something like, "Millions have raised themselves out of poverty through remittances; families of migrant workers tend to have better access to healthcare and education than they would without remittance income. "? If we want to keep it terse, that seems like a statement all the sources we've brought up agree on. I wonder if we should also link to Remittances to Nepal in that section ("Foreign employment")? If someone is curious about the broader implications for Nepal's economy, a more detailed breakdown of spending, possible reasons for the spending patterns, etc., that seems like the place to look, and right now there's no way to find out about that article from this one. Mesocarp (talk) 21:17, 20 September 2021 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 10 November 2021
Sunuwar are 3.5%in nepal This needs to be added Nepaliteacher (talk) 01:48, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
 * It is not clear what you mean. Drmies (talk) 01:49, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
 * , the language or the ethnic group? And do you have a reliable source? Usedtobecool ☎️ 15:36, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

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‘australoid’ is an archaic and racist category with no scientific basis
Please, please remove it. The sentence which cites a ‘Hodgson’ from the 1800s in the section on Ancient Nepal is ridiculous and embarrassing to read.

It’s fucking stupid that anyone with the ability to write would think that such old information is appropriate to reproduce, and almost beyond belief that they were not aware of the scientific racism behind the -oid designation. (I.e. mongoloid, australoid, etc).

These are essentially archaic slurs and are absolutely inappropriate! 5.56.148.195 (talk) 11:25, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

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Map of Nepal is not correct......
There is new map of Nepal...!! 2400:1A00:B010:4B53:48F9:B0D7:CE24:F58A (talk) 16:03, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Who has prepared/issued it? and where can a copyright version be seen? - Arjayay (talk) 20:18, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 5 July 2022
Hello, Please change the map of Nepal. If Possible use the map issued by Government of Nepal. Map: https://dos.gov.np/uploads/branch_1/downloads/downloads-20210419145343-wX46h-nepal-map.jpg Or Change it into https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Nepal_adm_location_map.svg this map. Wikipedia will not provide the wrong information provided by search engine and other countries documents. 182.93.71.242 (talk) 05:11, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: It is unclear what map you want changed. We most likely cannot use the Government of Nepal map due to copyright reasons. CMD (talk) 07:45, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Rfc on the official name of Nepal
Is the current official name of Nepal Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal or just Nepal?--Mike Rohsopht (talk) 05:49, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * The source cited in the lead suggests the former. If you disagree, you can provide additional sourcing and discuss it on the talk page. Note that it is best to reserve RfCs for use in content disputes that have failed to be resolved through normal discussion on the talk page. WhinyTheYounger (WtY) (talk, contribs)  13:37, 17 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Here are some sources for the latter: UN ISO The World Factbook and UK government.--Mike Rohsopht (talk) 14:04, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't see any dispute by a quick perusal of the edit history- but feel free to correct if wrong- so I think you should go ahead and change it from "officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal " to "formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal." If the UN has changed the name, that seems good enough for me. Tchouppy (talk) 15:29, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I removed "Federal Democratic Republic of" in May last year but it was added back later.--Mike Rohsopht (talk) 15:57, 17 June 2022 (UTC)


 * , RfCs are for discussions which have reached an impasse or become otherwise intractable. They're a last resort, not a first. I think the suggestion for changing it to "Formerly...", with the UN source cited to indicate that the official name is now just "Nepal", is sufficient, and I don't think an RfC is needed at all for that. Seraphimblade Talk to me 17:17, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * OK, I've removed the RfC tag--Mike Rohsopht (talk) 17:34, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hey, the name "Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal" was officially adopted in 2008. The country just being called "Nepal" was put forward by the Oli government in 2020. However, it was refused by the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee in the House of Representatives. Then nothing happened. Bada Kaji (talk • श्रीमान् गम्भीर) 13:59, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
 * That article was dated 9 November 2020, but according to UNTERM, "Pursuant to the note verbale dated 16 November 2020 from the Permanent Mission of Nepal addressed to the United Nations and all permanent and observer missions, the country name was changed from "Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal" to "Nepal". Effective date: 14 December 2020 (date of communication from the Protocol and Liaison Service)." Also I think that parliamentary committee's decision did not bind the government.--Mike Rohsopht (talk) 15:29, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

Driving side
Driving side is not left it's right side correct it 2401:FF40:5000:846:EC5B:C705:2EBB:25D8 (talk) 09:52, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I think you misunderstand what is meant by driving side - it refers to which side of the road traffic should be on, not which side of the car the steering wheel is on, and Nepal drives on the left - please see Left- and right-hand traffic for a detailed explanation - Arjayay (talk) 13:13, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Formally, not formerly.
Formely means before, formally would be correct for its official name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:EmilePersaud 01:36, 21 July 2022 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by EmilePersaud (talk • contribs)
 * ✅. Inimesh (talk) 01:56, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I've reverted that change per this and the source attached to the name on the article itself. It is formerly known by that name, it is no longer used. - Aoidh (talk) 01:57, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

Oh apparently it is now not that name? If so then I am mistaken. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:EmilePersaud 01:37, 21 July 2022 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by EmilePersaud (talk • contribs)

What does the phrase "Tibet of China" in the second sentence mean?
The second sentence of the article, describing Tibet's national borders, reads: "It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, bordering Tibet 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."

To me, "Tibet of China" appears to be an editing error. I cannot figure out the meaning of the phrase. Adding some clarifying words would help. I suggest: "bordering the Tibetan region of China to the north . . . "

Thoughts? Tdavey (talk) 22:10, 4 September 2022 (UTC)


 * "Tibet of China" is short for "Tibet Autonomous Region of China", which I think is better than saying just "China", because it is only Tibet that Nepal borders and because Tibet is not just any place. I do not consider myself qualified to say what the best wording might be, as long as it is something that makes clear it's the place called "Tibet" rather than a geographical Tibet region that Nepal borders, because the sentence is about the human-made borders. Regards! Usedtobecool ☎️ 02:54, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 17 November 2022
As per the above Wikipedia page 17,800 were killed and 1,300 missings so effectively death was around ~19,100. Since most missing people should be considered dead except a few.

In Nepal, most people agree to more than 17,000 deaths. So 16,000 is wrong. If we consider missing people dead then the figure is 19,000 and most probably all missing people are dead except a few who came back.

Please change. "In 1996, the Maoist Party started a violent bid to replace the royal parliamentary system with a people's republic.[60] This led to the long Nepali Civil War and more than 16,000 deaths."

to

"In 1996, the Maoist Party started a violent bid to replace the royal parliamentary system with a people's republic.[60] This led to the long Nepali Civil War and more than 19,000 deaths."

Maverick1024 (talk) 14:18, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Your argument that missing people should be added to the death count is quite unusual. If that is your only basis, please establish consensus that this is an approriate method of counting deaths, and support your argumentation with a reliable source that justifies this unusual analytical treatment of the Nepali Civil War. Actualcpscm (talk) 18:22, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
 * 17,800 killed overall is the source of Wikipedia, if you check the link below. In that case death toll is 17,800 not 16,000 displayed on the page. Similarly if we presume most of the missing people alive then also death toll is 17,800 not 16,000. Though most of the missing people may be dead because it's been 20 years they didn't come back. Maverick1024 (talk) 03:21, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

economy
nepal economy has been falling for a very long time now and is not worth much. 194.103.203.138 (talk) 13:51, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 15 January 2023
Change “formerly” to “formally”. It is very confusing otherwise. Krummsdottir (talk) 06:39, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: "Formerly" is the correct word which is supported by the reference; it was the name but is no longer, hence "formerly". "Formally" is a similar sounding word but isn't the correct word to describe it, it is not formally known, it is formerly known. See Talk:Nepal above. Aoidh (talk) 07:02, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

Trapezoidal?
Hello, This section currently reads, "Nepal is of roughly trapezoidal shape,about 800 kilometres (500 mi) long (...)"

I'd like to propose dropping the first clause of this sentence. I don't think the shape is relevant or even accurate (pardon the criticism). I'm a new editor and this page is locked, so I can't make the edit. May I suggest a revision to the following: "Nepal is about 800 kilometres (500 mi) long (...)"

Thanks for your attention,

8fools 8fools (talk) 03:02, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 13 March 2023
There is a newly elected president - Ramchandra Paudel Coolfrenzy (talk) 20:06, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ M.Bitton (talk) 22:22, 13 March 2023 (UTC)

President of Nepal
There is a new president of Nepal and this article needs to be updated. StrawWord298944 (talk) 04:31, 16 March 2023 (UTC)


 * ✅ बडा काजी (talk) 16:11, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

Nepal GDP is incorrect. It is not 141 billion USD. For year 2021, it was $36.29 billion.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?locations=NP 136.50.109.175 (talk) 23:52, 18 March 2023 (UTC)


 * The GDP (PPP) is 141 billion. Nominal GDP is 39 billion. Shisma9 (talk) 08:00, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

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The graph of GDP has a typo in caption
The label/captions says "GPD" instead of GDP. Nickfury95 (talk) 21:15, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 1 April 2023
The label/caption on the graph of GDP says "GPD" instead of GDP. Nickfury95 (talk) 21:17, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ Cannolis (talk) 21:47, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Official Name
The Ministry of Law issued a statement to use Nepal as official name instead of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal on 2077 Ashwin 28 ‘संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल’ नलेख्न सरकारको निर्देशन, with regard to decision of cabinet meeting on 2077 Ashwin 11.२०७७ साल असोज महिनाको मन्त्रिपरिषद्का निर्णयहरू ~ Yeti Dai (talk) 05:47, 11 January 2023 (UTC)


 * From doing my own research, it seemed the government of the time issued an order to style official documents as simply Nepal and that they don't have the authority to change the official country's name without parliamentary approval. So I think the FDRN still stands. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2020/11/09/it-is-federal-democratic-republic-nepal-not-just-nepal-parliamentary-committee-says https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:EmilePersaud 22:32, 10 April 2023 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by EmilePersaud (talk • contribs)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 23 April 2023
To update towards the 2023 estimates for economic figures.

211.217.193.170 (talk) 07:31, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
 * List of countries by GDP (PPP)
 * List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita
 * List of countries by GDP (nominal)
 * List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Lightoil (talk) 07:59, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

Typo - a singular needs correcting to a plural
In the Art and architecture section, the word 'characteristic' in the last sentence of the first paragraph under the subheading, "Art and architecture," is incorrect and ought to read 'characteristics'.

It currently says: 'which has now become one of the chief characteristic of Chinese architecture.'

FloweringOctopus (talk) 14:06, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

Request for correction of typo

 * What I think should be changed (format using textdiff): In the Art and architecture section, the word 'characteristic' in the last sentence of the first paragraph under the subheading, "Art and architecture," is incorrect and ought to read 'characteristics'.

It currently says: 'which has now become one of the chief characteristic of Chinese architecture.'
 * Why it should be changed: is incorrect English by any standard that I know of :-)
 * References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button):

FloweringOctopus (talk) 15:14, 16 May 2023 (UTC)


 * ✅ ARandomName123 (talk) 22:49, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

Subtropical mixed evergreen forest
This includes the Mahabharata lekh which rises to a height of about 2400 meters and comprises the outer wall of the Himalayan range 150.107.107.20 (talk) 13:02, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 27 June 2023
For the ethnicities in the left hand bar there is a list of ethnicities, and Khas-Arya has Chettri, Bahun, Thakuri and Sanyasi as sub castes but excludes the lower castes of Dalit, Kami, Sarki and others even though they all belong to the same indo-aryan pahadi khas ethnicity and the only reason they are seperated is due to caste. So I think its wise to put another caste link under Khas-arya. I think it would be quite backwards of us to establish Khas-arya with only the deemed "upper caste" groups. Adding Kami, Sarki, Damai and others or just "Other Khas" is a good idea since it does't designate them as "Lower" for superficial and castist reasons. 209.166.123.68 (talk) 08:54, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:32, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Typo
Under Demographics > Education, 1st paragraph, in the middle of the paragraph reads “The net primary enrolment rate reached…”. Enrolment should be changed to enrollment. Ch3sp1n13 (talk) 22:49, 13 July 2023 (UTC)


 * enrolment is British English. See MOS:ENGVAR 〜 Adflatuss  •  talk  01:08, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 15 August 2023
Please change "Chief Justice: Hari Krishna" to "Chief Justice: Bishwombhar Shrestha(acting)" 2407:5200:400:AABB:1C3B:8261:FF45:5607 (talk) 17:52, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. M.Bitton (talk) 23:20, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 22 August 2023
The name Kirkpatrick here links to a different person who is an american musician who has never been out of USA.Instead it should refer to a British Colonel(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kirkpatrick_(East_India_Company_officer). Lance0Vance0Dance (talk) 14:15, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 17:46, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 28 August 2023
Please add category Category:Dialogue partners of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

-- MaliMail (talk) 12:33, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ M.Bitton (talk) 18:39, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 29 August 2023
Please add this template to where the other templates for membership in international organizations are.

--- MaliMail (talk) 16:57, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ * Pppery * it has begun... 22:10, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

Official name of Nepal
The official name of each country on Wikipedia has been mentioned. In the same way, Nepal's official name and status must be incorporated. The official name of Nepal is "Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal" and is still in use. kinsu08 17:29, 16 November 2023 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kinsu08 (talk • contribs)

Socialist in constitution
In Nepals Constitution it states "Nepal is an independent, indivisible, sovereign, secular, inclusive democratic, socialism-oriented federal democratic republican state." "Expressing commitment to create the bases of socialism by adopting democratic norms and values, including peoples' competitive multi-party democratic governance system, civil liberty, fundamental rights, human rights, adult franchise, periodic elections, complete press freedom and an independent, impartial and competent judiciary, and the concept of rule of law," "It shall be the economic objective of the State to make the national economy self-reliant, independent, and developing it towards socialism oriented economy with equitable distribution of resources and means, by ending all forms of economic exploitation and inequality, with maximum utilization of available resources and means through the participation of cooperatives, and public and private sector for sustainable development, and to build an exploitation-free society by fair distribution of the achievements made so far." https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Nepal_2016 Gorgonopsi (talk) 17:35, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

Official name change
According to UNGEGN and UNTERM, the official name of Nepal has been changed to "Nepal" as of December 2020. Should it be reflected in the article?

Please see https://unterm.un.org/unterm2/en/view/3922e336-a0f8-4780-b597-d9485555160e and https://unstats.un.org/unsd/ungegn/sessions/3rd_session_2023/documents/GEGN.2_2023_116_CRP116.pdf

Also, the change is incorporated in the country list in ISO 3166-1. 136.173.62.129 (talk) 12:04, 3 November 2023 (UTC)


 * I note the change is in the body, so I agree the lead should be adjusted to match. CMD (talk) 12:47, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I think this has been discussed before but I couldn't find the link.
 * Oli's cabinet directed the UN to refer to itself as Nepal, so it won't be placed under states starting with F. The 2015 Constitution explicitly refers to the nation as the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, and as far as I'm aware there hasn't been an amendment on the subject. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:EmilePersaud 00:09, 28 November 2023 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by EmilePersaud (talk • contribs)