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People's Republic of Bangladesh (official, English), বাংলাদেশ Bangladesh (common name, meaning the country of Bengal), ... Nepalese), Kingdom of Nepal ...
The name "Nepal" is first recorded in texts from the Vedic period of the Indian subcontinent, the era in ancient Nepal when Hinduism was founded, the predominant religion of the country. In the middle of the first millennium BC, Gautama Buddha , the founder of Buddhism , was born in Lumbini in southern Nepal.
The Himalayan country named Nepala with its capital in Kathmandu Valley was well-known in the Indian sub-continent by at least 2,500 years ago. Historical discussions on the etymology of Nepal incorporated elements of Hindu and Buddhist History. The origin of the term Nepal is an area of ongoing investigation. Multiple hypotheses have been put ...
Used as the country code for Athletes from Kuwait, when the Kuwait Olympic Committee was suspended the first time, at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the 2010 Asian Games and the 2011 Asian Winter Games;
Common English country name: Nepal; Official English country name: The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal; Common endonym(s): List of countries and capitals in native languages; Official endonym(s): List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states; Adjectival(s): Nepali; Demonym(s): Nepalese (also 'Nepali') Etymology: Name of Nepal
Many place-name adjectives and many demonyms are also used for various other things, sometimes with and sometimes without one or more additional words. (Sometimes, the use of one or more additional words is optional.) Notable examples are cuisines, cheeses, cat breeds, dog breeds, and horse breeds. (See List of words derived from toponyms.)
Country Capital Country Capital Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) Namibia: Windhoek: Namibia Namibia Namibië Namibia Namibia: Windhoek Windhuk Windhoek /Ae-//Gams Otjomuise: English German Afrikaans Damara/Nama Herero: Nauru: Yaren (de facto) [16] Nauru Naoero: Yaren Yaren: English Nauruan: Nepal: Kathmandu: Nepāl नेपाल
According to Hindu mythology, Nepal derives its name from an ancient Hindu sage called Ne, referred to variously as Ne Muni or Nemi. According to Buddhist legend, the deity Manjushri drained the water from Nagadaha (a mythical lake believed to have filled the Kathmandu Valley). The valley became habitable, ruled by Bhuktaman a cow-herder, who ...