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<text>
<title>
Nepal: Government
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Nepal
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Kingdom of Nepal</l>
<l> conventional short form: Nepal</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: NP
</p>
<p>Type: parliamentary democracy as of 12 May 1991
</p>
<p>Capital: Kathmandu
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 14 zones (anchal, singular and plural);
Bagmati, Bheri, Dhawalagiri, Gandaki, Janakpur, Karnali, Kosi,
Lumbini, Mahakali, Mechi, Narayani, Rapti, Sagarmatha, Seti
</p>
<p>Independence: 1768 (unified by Prithvi Narayan Shah)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 9 November 1990
</p>
<p>Legal system: based on Hindu legal concepts and English common law;
has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
</p>
<p>National holiday: Birthday of His Majesty the King, 28 December
(1945)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders:
</p>
<p> ruling party: Nepali Congress Party (NCP), Party president
Krishna Prasad BHATTARAI, Prime Minister Girija Prasad KOIRALA,
Ganesh Man SINGH
</p>
<p> center: the NDP has two factions: National Democratic Party/Chand
(NDP/Chand), Lokendra Bahadur CHAND; and National Democratic
Party/Thapa (NDP/Thapa), Surya Bahadur THAPA; Terai Rights Sadbhavana
(Goodwill) Party, Gayendra Narayan SINGH
</p>
<p> Communist: Communist Party of Nepal/United Marxist and Leninist
(CPN/UML), Man Mohan ADIKHARY; United People's Front (UPF), N. K.
PRASAI, Lila Mani POKHAREL; Nepal Workers and Peasants Party, leader
NA; Rohit Party, N. M. BIJUKCHHE; Democratic Party, leader NA
</p>
<p>note: the two factions of the NDP announced a merger in late 1991
</p>
<p>Other political or pressure groups: numerous small, left-leaning
student groups in the capital; several small, radical Nepalese
antimonarchist groups
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> House of Representatives: last held on 12 May 1991 (next to be
held May 1996); results - NCP 38%, CPN/UML 28%, NDP/Chand 6%, UPF 5%,
NDP/Thapa 5%, Terai Rights Sadbhavana Party 4%, Rohit 2%, CPN
(Democratic) 1%, independents 4%, other 7%; seats - (205 total) NCP
110, CPN/UML 69, UPF 9, Terai Rights Sadbhavana Party 6, NDP/Chand 3,
Rohit 2, CPN (Democratic) 2, NDP/Thapa 1, independents 3; note - the
new Constitution of 9 November 1990 gave Nepal a multiparty democracy
system for the first time in 32 years
</p>
<p>Executive branch: monarch, prime minister, Council of Ministers
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament consists of an upper house
or National Council and a lower house or House of Representatives
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Sarbochha Adalat)
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: King BIRENDRA Bir Bikram Shah Dev (since 31
January 1972, crowned King 24 February 1985); Heir Apparent Crown
Prince DIPENDRA Bir Bikram Shah Dev, son of the King (born 21 June
1971)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Girija Prasad KOIRALA (since
29 May 1991)
</p>
<p>Member of: AsDB, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD,
IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, NAM, SAARC,
UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNPROFOR, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WTO
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Yog Prasad UPADHYAYA</l>
<l> chancery: 2131 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008</l>
<l> telephone: (202) 667-4550</l>
<l> consulate general: New York</l>
</list>
<list>
<l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Julia Chang BLOCH</l>
<l> embassy: Pani Pokhari, Kathmandu</l>
<l> mailing address: use embassy street address</l>
<l> telephone: [977] (1) 411179 or 412718, 411604, 411613,
413890</l>
<l> FAX: [977] (1) 419963</l>
</list>
<p>Flag: red with a blue border around the unique shape of two
overlapping right triangles; the smaller, upper triangle bears a
white stylized moon and the larger, lower triangle bears a white
12-pointed sun
</p></body></article></text>