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Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country 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 China–Nepal border, to the north, and India India–Nepal border, to the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a Geography of Nepal, diverse geography, including Terai, fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten List of highest mountains#List, tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and List of cities in Nepal, its largest city. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious, and multi-cultural state, with Nepali language, Nepali as the official language. The name "Nepal" is first record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christianity In Nepal
Christianity is, according to the 2021 Nepal census, 2021 census, the fifth most practiced religion in Nepal, with 512,313 adherents or 1.8%, up from 2011 Nepal census, 2011 when there were 375,699 adherents or 1.4% of the population.Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics (2011) �National Population and Housing Census 2011.�� p. 4.Archivedfrom the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019. Many informed observers have estimated that there are at least 1 million Nepali Christians. According to some Christian groups, there may be as many as 3 million Christians in Nepal, constituting up to 10% of the country's population. A report by Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary identified the Nepali church the fastest growing in the world. The vast majority of Nepali Christians are Evangelicalism, evangelical Protestants (if evangelical is defined broadly to include Charismatic Movement, charismatics and Pentecostalism, Pentecostals); there is also a small Catholic Church, Catholic pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
