1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated March 24, 2022NepalOverview The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal faces many challenges as it seeks to develop its economy while consolidating its relatively new democracy. Nepals status as a poor, relatively small, landlocked state situated between China a
2、nd India largely defines the context of its foreign policy. U.S. assistance to Nepal includes a recently ratified Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact. The United States partners with Nepal to help build a democratic and resilient nation in South Asia. Background Nepal is a country of appr
3、oximately 29 million people that has undergone significant political transformation since 2006, when a 10-year armed struggle by Maoist insurgents ended after claiming at least 13,000 lives. In 2006, the king ended direct monarchical rule and reinstated the countrys parliament in response to weeks o
4、f protests. After the Maoists electoral success in 2008, Nepal declared itself a republic, and a Constituent Assembly (CA) was directed to write a new constitution. A subsequent CA elected in 2013 ended years of political deadlock by agreeing to a new constitution in 2015. Local, provincial, and nat