Reference
A History of Nepal
A concise, reliable history of Nepal from the Gorkha unification to the republic.
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Modern state
Level 2
★ Major power
2008 – present
Republic since the abolition of the monarchy in 2008.
- Capital
- Kathmandu
- Region
- Himalaya
- Duration
- 18 years (continuing)
- Main period
- Republic of India
Approximate extent.
Key events
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.
Kingdom of Bhutan ★
Himalaya · 1907 – present
Overlap: 18 years
Republic of India ★
Pan-Indian · 1950 – present
Overlap: 18 years
Republic of Maldives ★
Islands · 1968 – present
Overlap: 18 years
Islamic Republic of Pakistan ★
Northwest · 1971 – present
Overlap: 18 years
People's Republic of Bangladesh ★
East · 1971 – present
Overlap: 18 years
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ★
Sri Lanka · 1972 – present
Overlap: 18 years
Afghanistan ★
Northwest · 1973 – present
Overlap: 18 years