9 Facts About Nepal

1. On May 23, 2009, Madhav Kumar Nepal became the new prime minister, with the backing of 21 of the 24 political parties in Nepal's National Assembly.

2. On 15 March 2018 Nepal claimed One Day International status for the first time with their win over Papua New Guinea in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier play off encounter.

3. The constitution of Nepal contains instructions for a geometric construction of the flag.

4. Constitution of Nepal has defined three organs of the government.

5. Up until 1990, Nepal was a monarchy under executive control of the King.

6. The new constitution of Nepal has changed Nepal practically into a federal democratic republic by making 7 unnamed provinces.

7. In 1923, the United Kingdom and Nepal formally signed an agreement of friendship that superseded the Sugauli Treaty of 1816.

8. The earliest rulers of Nepal were the Kiratas, peoples often mentioned in Hindu texts, who ruled Nepal for many centuries.

9. Constitution of Nepal, adopted in 2015, establishes Nepal as a federal secular parliamentary republic divided into seven provinces.