Nepal

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 wasuup guys  hows it going fellow nepalians? its going good fellow brotherin. just another day on the gravel getting some railroad work done. =**__ GEOGRAPHY: __**=  -Between India and China. -total land area 147,181 square kilometers -Mountainous and hilly, although with physical diversity. Three broad physiographic areas run laterally--lowland Tarai Region in south; central lower mountains and hills constituting Hill Region; high Himalayas, with 8,796-meters-high Mount Everest and other peaks forming Mountain Region in north. -Of total land area, only 20 percent cultivatable. -Deforestation severe problem; by 1988 forests covered approximately 30 percent of land area. -Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the country's largest metropolitan city. -Nepal can be divided into three major river systems from east to west: the Kosi River, the Narayani River (India's Gandak River), and the Karnali River. All ultimately become major tributaries of the Ganges River in northern India. - [Kathmandu, 1,203,100 (metro. area), 729,000 (city proper)]

CLIMATE:
-Five Climatic Zones and great variation of weather -Climate ranges from subtropical in south, to cool summers and severe winters in north. -Since altitudes vary greatly all over Nepal the climate also ranges greatly all depending to the altitude.

=__**PEOPLE: **__= **-Flag:** **-** **Po****pulation 201****0****:** 28,951,852 (growth rate: 1.4%); birth rate: 22.4/1000; infant mortality rate: 46.0/1000; life expectancy: 65.8; - President: Ram Baran Yadav (2008) - Prime Minister: Pushpa Kamal Dahal (2008) - Official Language: Sanskrit - Native Language: Nepali __Four Divisions of manpower:__
 * - Religion:** Hinduism 86.51%, Buddhism 7.78%, Islam 3.53%, Christianity, Tantrism & Others 2.17%
 * - Ethnic Group:** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;">Nepal has a population of more than 26 million people, made up of over 40 different races and tribes.
 * - Work Force:** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;">Nepalis fighters known as the Gurkha Soldiers of Nepal. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Nepali manpower is gaining its popularity each day. The Nepalis also aspire to work overseas for better prospects in their lives. Today, lots of Nepalis are into foreign employment and this has not only benefited them but also has helped to make a positive impact on the economy of Nepal. Realizing the potentiality of foreign employment, His Majesty’s Government of Nepal introduced Foreign Employment Act in 1985. Similarly, lots of licensed manpower companies registered with the Government have flourished over the years to supply the surplus Nepali manpower in the high demand countries. Since Nepal offers a wide category of manpower and the hiring policies are quite simple, many countries are interested to employ Nepali workforce who are already renowned in the world for their simplicity, hard work and honesty. The cost of Nepali manpower is also comparatively very low. Various types of Nepali workers are spread all across the world, especially in the Gulf region and some parts of East Asian countries. The Nepali workforce is largely concentrated in Australia, Bahrain, Brunei, Dubai, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kuwait, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America and other European countries.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;">I Professional manpower like Doctors, Engineers, Scientists, Professors/Teachers, Chartered Accountants/Managers, Architects, Geologist/Soil Experts, Specialists in the field of Banking, Travel’s & Tours, etc.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;">II. Skilled manpower like Certified Engineers, Pharmacist/ Laboratory Technicians, Security Guards, Cook & Chefs and other Construction related workforce like Carpenters, Welders, Painters, Steel & Tile Fixers, Plasterers, Plumbers, Pipe Fitters, etc.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;">III. Semi-skilled manpower like Electric & Mechanic Assistants, Glass Cutters, Assistant Cooks, Waiters & Kitchen helpers, Washer & Pressmen, Gardeners, etc.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;">IV. Unskilled manpower like Cleaners, Guards & Watch Men, Construction workers and other various types of laborers.

= FEATURES OF GOVERNMENT =

T ype: Communist

Constitution: None

Executive Power: President, Vice President, Prime Minister,

Legislative Power: Parliament-House of Representative, National Council

Judicial Power: Supreme Court, Chief Justice

Downsides of Nepal's New Government
= "Development work has come to a complete halt," said Shreekant Regmi, an independent analyst, who fears the deadlock could turn the country into a failed state = Nepal is in desperate need of new infrastructure. Katmandu endures hours of electricity cuts every day, because the hydroelectric power plants cannot meet demand. Residents get drinking water for only two hours every three days from a government-run utility. = Lawmakers also failed to meet a May 2010 dateline to write a new constitution aimed at cementing the peace. After giving themselves a one-year extension, they have made little progress. = Businesses are hesitant to invest, because they have no indication what the future government's financial policies will be, said Kebal Raymajhi, a business executive. = The government is unable to do much more than pay government workers and continue work on established projects, because the annual budget has been delayed by the political paralysis, said Bal Krishna Khad, a minister in the caretaker government = None of the political parties has a majority in parliament. The former insurgents in the Maoist party say they should form the government since they have the most seats, but they have been unable to forge a coalition with the Marxist party or the Nepali Congress Party. = With no one in charge, plans to build badly needed rural roads, increase electricity generation in power-starved cities and move ahead on constructing Nepal's first rail line have all sat untouched. = Demands for new police officers to help fight rising crime have also gone unfilled = "They were supposed to bring the nation out of misery, instead they are so busy trying to grab power while the nation slides toward more chaos," said Ram Shrestha, an engine = Tulsi Sitaula, a top official at the transport ministry, says a program to repair hundreds of roads and highways and to build new ones has fallen victim to the dispute. = The peace process, which brought the Maoist insurgents into mainstream politics in 2006, has also stalled. Thousands of former rebels are still living in U.N.-run camps, awaiting a government decision to integrate them into the national army or try to return them to civilian life

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Good foreign relationships with neighboring countries. (China & India) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Nepal also has strong bilateral relations with major providers of economic and military aid, such as France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, the United States, and particularly the United Kingdom, with whom military ties date to the nineteenth century.
 * STRENGTHS OF NEPAL: **

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= WHITE PAPER (Final Report) =

I. First part should be a review of the basic function of a constitution in a democracy, including the essential characteristics of limited vs. unlimited governments II. Final recommendation for Xlandia's government with at least the following addressed: A. What type of system would your constitution establish? What is your reasoning (include what makes this better than the other options)? B. How would you protect the rights of minorities and individuals? C. What would be the relationship between the military and the civilian leadership? D. The Executive Branch -We decided to avoid creating an executive branch due to the fact that Xlandia had recently rid itself of a bad dictatorship we want to make the people feel safe and not have to worry about any certain party or individual taking complete dominance of the system. However, perhaps after a few years and monitoring of the branches work together the people of Xlandia may decide to create a executive branch. E. The Legislative Branch -The Legislative branch will take up a share of the executive branches powers which will be split up among the 2 remaining branches. They will keep creating laws which will be kept in check by the Judicial Branch. F. The Judicial Branch - The Judicial branch will keep the legislative branch in check by checking the laws passed and whether they are constitutional or not. They will also help nominate judges for the stands. G. Citizen Participation - who gets the right to vote? What would your voting requirements be? III. What is needed to keep a democracy strong? Which ones are present in Xlandia? Which ones are not? A. What advice would you give the leaders of Xlandia to help them develop these conditions as they move from an authoritarian past to a democratic future?

G. The one that would get to vote would be anyone one of any race, color, ethnicity, and sex over the ages of 18, our voting requirements would be any citizen over the age of 18. III. what we need to keep a democracy strong is checks and balances, popular sovereignty, allowing people to have a say in the running of there country and having a set constitution that limits the power in the government. Xlandia use to be ran by a dictatorship but its now free, so they dont have a government structure.