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Demography
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| Total Population (2001) |
23,453,019 |
| Population Growth rate (2000) |
2.43% |
| Birth Rate (1999 est.) |
34.1
births/1,000 population |
| Death Rate (1993 est.) |
10.3
deaths/1,000 population |
| Literacy Rate |
65.38
% |
| Male |
11,714,949 |
| Female |
11,738,070 |
| Sex Ratio |
| At birth |
1.05
male(s)/female |
| Under 15 years |
1.06
male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years |
1.04
male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over |
0.99
male(s)/female (1998 est.) |
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| Major demographic parameters |
2000 |
| Total fertility rate |
4.3
per 1000 population |
| Infant mortality
rate |
64.1
per 1,000 population |
| Crude Birth Rate |
33.58
per 1000 population |
| Crude Death Rate |
9.96
per 1000 population |
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| Physical Division |
Altitude Range |
| Himalayan Region |
16000 – 29028 ft. (8848m.) |
| Sub-Himalayan Region |
6000 – 16000 ft. (1828-4876m.) |
| Valley Basin |
900 – 2000 ft. (274-609m.) |
| Low Plain Region |
300 – 900 ft. (91-274
m.) |
| Natural Resources |
Quartz, water, timber, hydropower
potential, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper,
cobalt, iron ore |
| Irrigated land |
1040621 area in Hectare (1997
est.) |
| Natural hazards |
Severe thunderstorms, flooding,
landslides and drought depending on the timing, intensity, and
duration of the summer monsoons |
| Environment—International
agreements |
Party to: Biodiversity, Climate
Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes,
Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83,
Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Law of
the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation |
| Environment—Current issues |
The almost total dependence
on wood for fuel and cutting down trees to expand agricultural
land without replanting has resulted in widespread deforestation;
soil erosion; water pollution (use of contaminated water presents
human health risks) |
| Geography—Note |
Landlocked; strategic location
between China and India; contains eight of world's 10 highest
peaks |
| Elevation Extremes |
| Lowest Point |
Kanchan Kalan 70 m. |
| Highest Point |
Mt. Everest 8,848 m. |
| Land use |
| Arable land |
17% |
| Permanent crops |
0% |
| Permanent pastures |
15% |
| Forests and woodland |
42% |
| Other |
26% (1993 est.) |
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| Fiscal year |
16 July—15 July |
| GDP |
| Purchasing power parity |
$31.1
billion (1997 est.) |
| Real Growth Rate |
4.2%
(1997 est.) |
| Per Capita: Purchasing power
parity |
$1,370
(1997 est.) |
| Composition by sector |
Agriculture: 40%
Industry: 21%
Services: 39% (1997 est.) |
| Inflation rate |
Consumer
price index: 7.5% (1997 est.) |
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| Electricity consumption |
1113579
MWh (1998/99) |
| Labor force |
Total
By occupation |
10
million (1996 est.)
agriculture 81%, services 16%, industry 3% |
| Unemployment rate |
1.8%
( Population aged 15 years and over) 1998/99 |
| Industries |
Tourism,
carpet, textile; small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills;
cigarette; cement and brick production |
| Maximum Power Demand |
326410
kW (1998/99) |
| Electricity production and import |
1457971
MWh (1998/99) |
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| Ethnic groups |
Newars, Indians,
Tibetans, Gurungs, Magars, Tamangs, Bhotias, Rais, Limbus, Sherpas |
| Religions |
Hindu, Buddhist,
Muslim, Jain, Christian, Kirati, others |
| Languages |
Nepali (official),
20 other languages divided into numerous dialects |
| Literacy |
45% (population
aged 15 years and over.) for the year 1998/1999 |
| Country Data code |
NP |
| Government type |
Parliamentary
democracy as of 12 May 1991 |
| Independence |
1768 (unified
by Prithvi Narayan Shah) |
| Constitution |
9 November
1990 |
| Legal system |
Based on
Hindu legal concepts and English common law; has not accepted compulsory
ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage |
18 years
of age; universal |
| Cabinet |
Cabinet appointed
by the king on the recommendation of the prime minister |
| Elections |
The king
is a constitutional monarch; following legislative elections, the
leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition is
usually appointed prime minister by the king |
| Legislative branch |
Bicameral
Parliament consists of the National Council (60 seats; 35 appointed
by the House of Representatives, 10 by the king, and 15 elected by
an electoral college; one-third of the members elected every two years
to serve six-year terms) and the House of Representatives (205 seats;
members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) |
| International organisation participation |
AsDB, CCC,
CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFCTU, IFRCS,
ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU,
NAM, SAARC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIBH, UNMOP, UNPREDEP,
UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO (applicant) |
| Flag description |
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 |
Statistical Pocket Book, Central Bureau
of statistics, 2000
District Development Profile of Nepal, Informail Sector Research and Study
Centre,2001
http://cultureconnect.com/facts/np.htm
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107820.html
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