The Government of Nepal
Overview
- Capital: Kathmandu
- Administrative regions: 7 provinces
- Government & legal system: Federal parliamentary republic; mixed civil-law-influenced system. (government site)
- Head of state / government: Ramchandra Paudel, President (ceremonial); Balendra Shah, Prime Minister (head of government, following the March 2026 elections) (official page)
- Official language(s): Nepali (official at the federal level); over 120 languages spoken, several recognized regionally
- National Day: No single fixed independence day (Nepal was never colonized); Constitution Day (Sep 19) and Republic Day (May 29, marking the 2008 abolition of the monarchy) are the principal national observances
- Independence: Not applicable — Nepal was never colonized
- Other official holidays: Dashain, Tihar, Maghe Sankranti
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (official site)
- Regional / international memberships: UN, SAARC, BIMSTEC, Non-Aligned Movement
- Visa / entry requirements: Visa on arrival available for most nationalities. (visa info)
- Currency: Nepalese rupee (NPR) — notes depict Mount Everest, national wildlife (rhinoceros), and Himalayan landscapes.
- Flag symbolism: A unique non-rectangular flag of two stacked crimson pennants with a blue border, bearing a stylized moon (upper) and sun (lower) — crimson represents the rhododendron (national flower) and bravery, blue represents peace, and the moon and sun symbolize the hope that the nation will last as long as they do.
