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Nepal - Asia



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
28,901,790 (July 2007 est.)total population: 60.56 years
male: 60.78 years
female: 60.33 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Chhettri 15.5%, Brahman-Hill 12.5%, Magar 7%, Tharu 6.6%, Tamang 5.5%, Newar 5.4%, Muslim 4.2%, Kami 3.9%, Yadav 3.9%, other 32.7%, unspecified 2.8% (2001 census)Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
LanguagesLiteracy
Nepali 47.8%, Maithali 12.1%, Bhojpuri 7.4%, Tharu (Dagaura/Rana) 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.6%, Magar 3.3%, Awadhi 2.4%, other 10%, unspecified 2.5% (2001 census)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.6%
male: 62.7%
female: 34.9% (2000-2004 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
parliamentary democracy Kathmandu
IndependanceNational day
1768 (unified by Prithvi Narayan SHAH)in 2006, Parliament abolished the birthday of King GYANENDRA (7 July) and Constitution Day (9 November) as national holidays
ConstitutionLegal system
9 November 1990; the government began working on an interim constitution in May 2006based on Hindu legal concepts and English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$7.154 billion (2006 est.)2.4% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$1,500 (2006 est.)42% (2004 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
31% (FY03/04)8.6% (November 2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$822 million f.o.b. (2005 est.)$2 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
Nepalese rupee (NPR)
Military expenditures
1.6% (2006)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Southern Asia, between China and India 147,181 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in southquartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
248,800 (2005).np
Internet hostsInternet users
17,789 (2006)175,000 (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
48 (2006)59 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
17,380 km