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Nepal Profile sections

 * Historical Background
 * Geography
 * Environmental issues in Nepal
 * Society
 * Religion in Nepal
 * Economy
 * Foreign aid to Nepal
 * Transportation and Telecommunications
 * Government and Politics
 * National Security
 * Human rights in Nepal

Country study
A Country Study: Nepal Library of Congress Call Number DS491.4 .N46 1993 Please note: The current Country Study was previously in a multi-country volume. Chapter numbers reflect those used in the printed book.

* Nepal * Forward * Acknowledgments * Preface * Introduction * Table A. Nepal: Chronology of Important Events * Country Profile: Nepal - Visit new updated Profile (PDF) o Country o Geography o Society o Economy o Transportation and Communications o Government and Politics o National Security

* Chapter 1 - Nepal: Historical Setting (James Heitzman) o Ancient Nepal, ca. 500 B.C.-A.D. 700 + Early Influences on Nepal + The Early Kingdom of the Licchavis, 400-750 o Medieval Nepal, 750-1750 + Transition to the Medieval Kingdom, 750-1000 + The Malla Kings + The Three Kingdoms o The Making of Modern Nepal + The Expansion of Gorkha + The Struggle for Power at Court + The Enclosing of Nepal + Infighting among Aristocratic Factions o Rana Rule, Nepal + The Kot Massacre + The Dictatorship of Jang Bahadur + The Rana Oligarchy + The Growth of Political Parties + The Return of the King + The Democratic Experiment + The Panchayat System under King Mahendra + Modernization under King Birendra

* Chapter 2 - Nepal:: The Society and Its Environment (Nanda R. Shrestha) o Geography, Nepal + The Land # The Mountain Region # The Hill Region # The Tarai Region + Climate + The River System o Population, Nepal + Population Structure and Settlement Patterns # Dependency and Sex Ratios # Fertility and Mortality # Population Density + Urbanization + Migration # Lifetime Regional Migration # Circular Migration + Population Planning + Caste and Ethnicity # Ethnic Groups # The Caste System # Language o Social System and Values, Nepal + Rural Society and Kinship + Women's Status and Role in Society + Social Classes and Stratification o Religion, Nepal Religion in Nepal + Religion and Society Religion in Nepal + Hinduism NOT USEFUL + Buddhism NOT USEFUL o Education, Nepal + Education under Rana Rule + Education since 1951 o Health, Nepal + Diseases and Disease Control + Health-Care Facilities

* Chapter 3- Nepal: The Economy (Vishwa S. Shukla) o Economic Setting, Nepal o Role of Government, Nepal + The Five-Year Plans Five-year plans of Nepal + Other Development Programs o Budgeting Process, Nepal + Regular and Development Budget + Taxation o Money and Banking, Nepal o Foreign Trade, Nepal o Balance of Payments, Nepal o Foreign Aid, Nepal Foreign aid to Nepal o Labor, Nepal o Agriculture, Nerpal o Land Reform, Nepal o Forests, Nepal o Industry, Nepal + Manufacturing + Private Industry + Public Companies + Minerals o Energy, Nepal o Transportation, Nepal + Roads + Railroads + Ropeways + Civil Aviation + Other Modes of Transportation o Communications, Nepal o Tourism, Nepal o Problems and Prospects, Nepal

* Chapter 4 - Nepal: Government and Politic (Enayetur Rahim) o Constitutional Development, Nepal + The Rana System + The Interim Constitution, 1951 + The Royal Constitution of 1959 + The Panchayat Constitution, 1962 + Constitutional Amendments + The Referendum of 1980 + The Constitution of 1990 + Other Features of the Constitution + The Executive + The Legislature + The Judiciary + The Civil Service + The Administrative System o Political Dynamics, Nepal + The Panchayat System + Political Parties # The Nepali Congress Party # The Communist Parties # Other Political Parties + Elections # The 1981 Elections # The 1986 Elections # Local Elections in 1987 # The 1991 Elections o The Media, Nepal o Foreign Policy, Nepal + Relations with India + Relations with Other South Asian Nations # Pakistan and Bangladesh # Bhutan # Sri Lanka and the Maldives + Relations with China + Relations with the United States + Relations with Britain + Relations with the Soviet Union + Relations with Other Countries + International and Regional Organizations

* Chapter 5 - Nepal: National Security (Douglas C. Makeig) o Armed Forces and Society, Nepal + Origins of the Legendary Gurkha + From the Anglo-Nepalese War to World War II               + Arrangements after World War II                + Legal Basis under the 1990 Constitution o Organization of the Armed Forces, Nepal + Defense Spending + Missions # National Defense # Internal Security + Force Dispositions and Capabilities + Recruitment, Training, and Morale + Rank Structure and Insignia + Gurkhas Serving Abroad o Military Justice, Nepal o The Police System, Nepal o The Judicial System, NEpal + The Legal Code + The Court System o The Security Environment, Nepal + India + China + Internal Security Considerations o The Military in the 1990's, Nepal

* Appendix. Tables * Bibliography * Glossary