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Fact sheet of nepal
Political System
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Official country name |
Kingdom of Nepal |
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Government type |
Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy |
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Capital |
Kathmandu |
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Administrative divisions |
14 zones and 75 districts |
Geography
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Area |
147,181 sq km |
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Location |
South Asia, straddling China and India |
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Border |
China in the north and India in the south, east and west. |
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Elevation |
lowest point- 70 m; highest point-Mount Everest 8,848 m |
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Natural resources |
hydropower, timber and scenic beauty |
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Arable land |
21.68 percent |
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Irrigated land |
985546 Hectare (2002) |
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Natural hazards |
Floods, landslides and drought. |
Demographic Parameters
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Population |
23.2 Million (2001 Census) |
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Population density |
157 persons per sq.km (2001 Census) |
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Population growth rate |
2.25 percent, (2001 Census) |
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Birth rate |
31.28 births/1,000 (2004 est.) |
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Death rate |
9.22 deaths/1,000 (2004 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate |
64.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 Census) |
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Life expectancy at birth |
62.2 years (2004 est.) |
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Total fertility rate |
3.7 children /woman (2004 est.) |
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People living with HIV/AIDS |
58,000 (2001 est.) |
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Ethnic groups |
Brahman, Chetri, Newar, Gurung, Magar, Tamang, Rai, Sherpa and Tharu, |
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Religions |
Hinduism 80.6%, Buddhism 10.7%, Islam 3.8%, other 4.9% (2001 Census) |
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Languages |
Nepali (official; spoken by 90% of the population), a dozen other languages and about 30 major dialects |
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Literacy |
54.1% (male: 65.5%, female: 42.8% (2001 Census) |
Economy
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GDP growth rate |
2.8% (2003 ) |
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Per capita GDP |
$269 (2003) |
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GDP composition by sector |
Agriculture: 40% ,Industry: 20% and Services: 40% (2002 est.) |
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Population below poverty line |
38%(2003 est.) |
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Inflation rate (consumer prices) |
5.9% (2005 est.) |
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Exchange rates |
Nepalese rupees per US dollar - 71 (2005) |
Infrastructure and other Indicators
| Telephones lines |
389,255 (2003) |
| Mobile cellular |
112,007 (2003) |
| Internet |
7,491(2003) |
| Post Offices |
3,991 (2003) |
| Primary Schools |
26,638 (2002) |
| Lower Secondary Schools |
7,917(2002) |
| Secondary Schools |
4,541(2002) |
| Total students enrolled in Schools |
6,018,806 (2004) |
| Girls (%) |
46 (2004) |
| Universities |
5 (2004) |
| Colleges |
473 (2004) |
| Students enrolled |
207,211 (2004) |
| Hospitals (Including central, regional, districts and specialized hospitals) |
108 (2004) |
| Nursing Homes |
74 (2004) |
| Primary health care centers, health posts and sub health posts |
4,089 (2004) |
| Hospital beds to patient ratio |
2,349 (2004) |
| Doctor to patient ratio |
18,439 (2004) |
| Hydroelectricity generation |
2,464,566 MWH(2002) |
| Households access with electricity |
22% (200e est.) |
| Airports |
46 (2003 est.), with 10 paved runways |
| Highways |
16834 km, black-topped: 4781 km, (2002.) |
Sources
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Central Bureau of Statistics(CBS) - 2004 Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
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Ministry of Education, Health and Water Resources
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