Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Religion in Nepal

Nepal was formerly the world's only constitutionally declared Hindu kingdom, but following the movement for democracy in early 2006 and the established the establishment of a federal democratic republic, the Nepali Parliament amended the constitution to make Nepal secular state.
In Nepal 80.6 percent of Nepalese are Hindu, 10.7 percent are Buddhist, 4.4% are Muslim, 3.6 percent are Kirat (an indigenous religion with Hindu influence), 0.5 percent are Christian, and 0.4 percent are classified religion. 

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