The Kingdom of Nepal is a country in the Himalayas, in southern Asia. It has a total area of 140,800 km2. The climate is varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winter in south The terrain is Tarai or flat river plain of the Ganges in south, central hill region, rugged Himalayas in north Natural resources are quartz, water, timber, hydroelectric potential, scenic beauty; small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore. The religion is Hindu, although there is no sharp distinction between the many Hindu (about 88% of population) and Buddhist groups. There are also small groups of Muslims and Christians. The official language is Nepali and about 20 other languages divided into numerous dialects. The Kingdom of Nepal was formed in 1768 by Prithvi Narayan when he united a number of small Gurkha principalities. In 1816, Nepal became a British dependency and in 1923 independent. In 1951 a revolution occurred, overthrowing the hereditary Prime Minister and reinstalling the absolute monarchy, and in 1991 multi-party elections were held for the first time. Research Nepal
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