[20220324]IF10216_尼泊尔.pdf

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 and 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 approximately 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 of 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