_#_Capital: Kathmandu
_#_Administrative divisions: 14 zones (anchal, singular and plural);
Bagmati, Bheri, Dhawalagiri, Gandaki, Janakpur,
Karnali, Kosi, Lumbini, Mahakali, Mechi,
Narayani, Rapti, Sagarmatha, Seti
_#_Independence: 1768, unified by Prithyi Narayan Shah
_#_Constitution: 9 November 1990
_#_Legal system: based on Hindu legal concepts and English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
_#_National holiday: Birthday of His Majesty the King, 28 December (1945)
_#_Executive branch: monarch, prime minister, Council of Ministers
_#_Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament consists of an upper house or National Council and a lower house or House of Representatives
_#_Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Sarbochha Adalat)
_#_Leaders: