It imports almost everything it needs. The urban economy is improving, but agriculture is failing so the gap is getting wider between the poor in the countryside and the urban elite. Politics Constitutional monarchy . Nepal got a new, democratic constitution in 1990, and the first election was held in 1991. Torture still exists.
Child labour is a serious problem.
Twice as many boys as girls attend secondary school, for example. Flags courtesy of ITA 's Flags of All Countries used with permission.