I am just curious about people who live outside our country Nepal, do we really care about its future?? I have couple of friends living abroad not only in USA but JAPAN, AUSTRALIA and UK.... whenever i talked with them online or by phone, they are much more concerned about Nepal than themselves but in reality, I found totally opposite. I am not exception on that matter but whenever i heard anything bad about Nepal, I feel like going back. After reading this article today, Now i am much more worried about Nepal and it will give you the answer why....
TRENDS AND WATCHLIST SUMMARY
FEBRUARY 2005 TRENDS
Deteriorated Situations
Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, DR Congo, Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Nepal, North Korea, Northern Ireland (UK), Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, Tajikistan, Thailand
Improved Situations
Burundi, Bolivia, Egypt, Kashmir, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan Strait
Unchanged Situations
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Basque Country (Spain), Bosnia & Herzegovina, Central African Republic, Chad, Chechnya (Russia), Cyprus, Ecuador, Ethiopia/Eritrea, Georgia, Guinea, India (non-Kashmir), Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Occupied Territories, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Liberia, Macedonia, Mauritania, Myanmar/Burma, Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijan), Nigeria, Rwanda, Serbia & Montenegro, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Togo, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela , Zimbabwe
MARCH 2005 WATCHLIST
Conflict Risk Alert
Nepal
Conflict Resolution Opportunity
Uganda
Profile of Nepal
Capital
Kathmandu
Area
141,181 square km of plains (1 km = 0.62 miles), Himalayan foothills and the Himalayan range. Mount Everest and seven more of the world's top 10 highest mountains line Nepal's northern border with the Tibetan autonomous region of China. Landlocked Nepal is bordered to the west, south and east by India.
Language
The official language is Nepali in the Devanagari script. It is related to Hindi, but it is only spoken by just over half the population. There are numerous other languages, including Awadhi, Bantawa, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Chepang, Gurung, Hindi, Kham, Limbu, Magar, Maithili, Newari, Rajbangsi, Santali, Sherpa, Sunwar, Tamang, Tharu and Tibetan. Hindi and English are also used in official and commercial circles.
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