Government1 (Nepal)
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     Communists:
         Communist Party of Nepal (CPN)
     Other political or pressure groups:
         numerous small, left-leaning student groups in the capital; several small,
         radical Nepalese antimonarchist groups
     Member of:
         AsDB, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO,
         INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, NAM, SAARC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO,
         UNIFIL, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WTO
     Diplomatic representation:
         Ambassador Yog Prasad UPADHYAYA; Chancery at 2131 Leroy Place NW,
         Washington, DC 20008; telephone (202) 667-4550; there is a Nepalese
         Consulate General in New York
       US:
         Ambassador Julia Chang BLOCH; Embassy at Pani Pokhari, Kathmandu; telephone
         [977] (1) 411179 or 412718, 411604, 411613, 413890; FAX [977] (1) 419963
     Flag:
         red with a blue border around the unique shape of two overlapping right
         triangles; the smaller, upper triangle bears a white stylized moon and the
         larger, lower triangle bears a white 12-pointed sun