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    The document provides brief descriptions of Nepal, Bhutan, and Maldives including their forms of government, geography, climate, people, and other key facts. Nepal is a landlocked federal democratic republic located in the Himalayas between India and China. Bhutan is a constitutional monarchy located in the Eastern Himalayas and is known for its Vajrayana Buddhism culture. Maldives is a republic located in the Indian Ocean, composed of coral islands with a tropical climate and Islam as the dominant religion.

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    The document provides brief descriptions of Nepal, Bhutan, and Maldives including their forms of government, geography, climate, people, and other key facts. Nepal is a landlocked federal democratic republic located in the Himalayas between India and China. Bhutan is a constitutional monarchy located in the Eastern Himalayas and is known for its Vajrayana Buddhism culture. Maldives is a republic located in the Indian Ocean, composed of coral islands with a tropical climate and Islam as the dominant religion.

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    DESCRIPTION NEPAL BHUTAN MALDIVES

    FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY REPUBLIC


    Government REPUBLIC He ad of State : K i ng J i gme He ad/ c hi e f of
    Pres. Ram B aran YADAV K he sar N amgye l state : Pre si de nt
    (si nc e 2 3 J ul y 20 08 ) W AN GC HUC K (si nc e 14 Mohame d " Anni "
    De c e mbe r 2 00 6) N ASHEED (si nc e 1 1
    Prime Minister- Madhav He ad ofGove rn me nt : N ove mbe r 2 00 8 )
    Kumar Nepal Prime Minister Jigme
    THINLEY (since 9 April
    2008)

    Divided into three Climate : varies; tropical in Composed


    physiographic areas : southern plains; cool of,190 coral islandsgrouped in
    Land mountain, hill, Siwalik region winters and hot summers a double chain of 26 atolls,
    and Terai regions in central valleys; severe along the north-south
    winters and cool summers direction, spread over roughly
    Subtropical to tropical climate in Himalayas 90,000 square kilometres,
    Land area : 52,819 sq miles making this one of the most
    (136,800 sq km) Land Area : 38 ,3 94 sq k m disparate countries in the
    North – The Himalayan range Central Bhutan- Black world.
    Central Nepal – Kathmandu Mountains “Lowest Country in the world”
    Valley Southern Bhutan – Shiwalik ry season associated with the
    Hills winter northeastern monsoon
    and the rainy season, from
    the end of April to the end of
    October, which brings strong
    winds and storms.
    Land area : 298 sq.km
    Bhutanese people primarily
    Newars, the original consist of Maldivians are of mixed
    inhabitants of the Kathmandu the Ngalops and Sharchops, Sinhalese, Dravidian, Arab,
    Valley. called the Western Bhutanese and African stock and nearly
    • Sherpas – famous for and Eastern Bhutanese. all are Sunni Muslims
    guiding mountain Ngalops consist of Bhutanese
    climbing expeditions living in Western country Tourism, fishing, and shipping
    People • Gurkhas- fighting which has culture similar to are the chief sources of
    castes Tibetans. income.
    While Sharchops originated Official Language : Maldivian
    Official language: Nepali from Eastern part follows Dhivehi
    80% Hindu , 20% Tibetan Nyingmapa rather than the Official Religion: Islam
    Buddhists Tibetan.
    Official language: Dzongkha Population: 395,960 (July
    Population: 29,331,000 76% Vajrayana Buddhists, 2010)
    23% Hinduism, and 1 % other
    Population: 699,847

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