Nepal (pronounced /nəˈpal/ nə-PAHL‚ /-pal/ -PAWL;[5] Nepali: नेपाल Nepal.ogg [neˈpal] (help·info))‚ officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal‚ is a himalayan country in South Asia and‚ as of 2010‚ the world’s most recent nation to become a republic. It is bordered to the north by the People’s Republic of China‚ and to the south‚ east‚ and west by the Republic of India. With an area of 147‚181 square kilometres (56‚827 sq mi) and a population of approximately 30 million‚ Nepal is the world’s
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force‚ to its artwork and architecture‚ Greece has paved the way for many of the things we see around us. While most of the time the media’s representation of a country or culture is historically inaccurate‚ for the most part‚ the portrayal of Greece by western media has been historically correct. It seems that American culture has been greatly interested in producing and viewing media based on ancient Greece. For example‚ the movies
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All cultures are built off of some type of belief. This belief influences daily life in the culture. It sets common rules and guide lines in which the people should act. The belief also influences activities and architecture. The beliefs make the culture thrive. This is true for the Ancient Greek culture. Their culture relied on their Gods. This is also known as Greek Mythology. Greek mythology had a huge influence on the Ancient Greek culture. The Ancient Greece civilization started on the island
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He was emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912 and during his reign Japan was transformed to a more westernized culture. This character is accurately depicted. Captain Omura the right hand man of the emperor‚ is also accurately depicted in helping the emperor make decisions and sometimes even becoming the decision maker. Harold Bolitho‚ a professor of Japanese history at Harvard University in Cambridge‚ Massachusetts‚ said "It’s a country that tries to modernize itself in a hurry‚" "It wants to get rid
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Opportunities and Challenges of Nepal Tourism Year 2011 Nepal tourism year 2011 was recently launched with the motive to bring about 1 Million Tourists to Nepal in the year 2011. It’s a three year program launched with the purpose of this program is to promote the tourism sector of Nepal internationally highlighting the Nepalese art‚ culture‚ bio-diversity and stakeholder business through E-marketing globally are other vital objectives of this project. Its viability lies within the marketing options
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Chinese culture and Western culture‚ an interesting comparison. East is east and West is west; never the twain shall meet. This one line pretty much sums up this never ending debate on the differences between the Chinese culture and the Western culture. Many westerners‚ when they visit China for the first time are in fact shocked to see the customs and traditions in China. But the same holds true for the people of China who go to western countries for the first time. What is to be remembered is the
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The existence of globalization for quite a few decades has led various cultures to influence one another and become more alike through trade‚ immigration‚ and the exchange of information and ideas. Besides‚ in this age of information and technologies‚ pervasiveness of media has promoted significant influence of global culture on that of local. In recent decades‚ the degree and intensity of the connections among different cultures and different world regions have accelerated dramatically because of
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Chinese goods in Nepal Nepal being a developing country should by all means import foreign goods to a certain extent. In order to grow economically strong‚ Nepal will require supplies that are not manufactured within the state. However‚ this does not give the country an excuse to completely abandon the goods produced by its local industries. The flooding of Chinese products in the nation has developed a sense of insecurity amongst the domestic producers for they fear they may run out of business
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Foreign Direct Investment in Nepal Current status‚ prospects and challenges Ratnakar Adhikari SAWTEE Working Paper No. 01/13 Foreign Direct Investment in Nepal Current status‚ prospects and challenges Working Paper No. 01/13 South Asia Watch on Trade‚ Economics and Environment (SAWTEE) 26 Mamata Galli P.O. Box: 19366 Tukucha Marg Baluwatar Kathmandu Nepal Tel: 977-1-4444438 / 4424360 Fax: 977-1-4444570 Email: sawtee@sawtee.org Web: www.sawtee.org Views expressed in SAWTEE
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experience different cultures. One of the most biggest ways that France has affected American culture is through cuisine‚ this includes foods‚ cooking‚ and the culture that comes with food. French culture is prominent in the United states in many different ways‚ but one of the most important and prominent is cuisine. The cuisine of a society is one of the most important aspects of the societies culture because of that American culture would also not be what is is today without the influence of France. Some
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