What is the image that you get when someone talks about Nepal? High mountains covered in snow, the busy temple streets of Kathmandu, steaming momos, stories about Yeti, the abominable snowman and much more. Tourism has brought much attention to this country. In fact, Nepal runs on the money obtained from tourism.
Nepal, as we know today was unified by the Gorkha kingdom in the 18th century. The Shah Dynasty established itself in the country with some help from the British Empire. It was never colonized, but it served as a buffer state. In 1990, the people of Nepal protested for a democracy as a result of which king Birendra gave up his powers. Nepal became a constitutional monarchy with the king as its head.
Various social issues existed in the country that led to the Nepalese Civil War. The war which started in 1996 lasted for ten years and in the end, a democratic government took shape. A new constitution was announced in 2015, according to which, Nepal is a federal secular parliamentary republic.
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