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Nepal Fact
Geographical..
Location:
Nepal is a landlocked country situated in South Asia, between
China in north and India in south at 18 00N, 84 00S.
Area: 147,181 sq km.
Boundry: 2,926 km.
Land: Arable: 17% / Irrigated: 8,500 sq sm.
Climate: Cool summers and severe winters in north to sub-tropical
summers and mild winters in south.
Time: 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of GMT.
Population..
Total:
23,151,423 (census 2001) / 24,546,861 (projection for 2003)
Growth Rate: 2.24%
Structure: Male : 115,63,921 / Female : 115,87,502
Life Expentency: Male: 58.84 yrs / Female: 57.35 yrs
Religion: Hindu: 80.62%, Budhist: 10.74%, Muslim: 4.20%, Other:
4.44%
Literacy: 103,48,472 (53.74%), Male 62,42,975 (68.51%), Female
41,05,470 (42.49%)
Political..
Form:
Parliamentary Democracy & Constitutional Monarchy.
Head of State: King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.
Head of Government: Prime minister Sher Bhahadur Deuba.
Legislative: House of Representative(lower house)-205 members
National Assembly (upper house)-60 members.
Judiciary: Supreme Court, Appellate Court: 11, District court:
75
Administrative
Division: Development region: 5, Zone: 14, District: 75
Capital: Kathmandu
Economy..
GDP Composition:
Agriculture: 40%, Industry: 22%, Services: 37%
GDP Real Growth Rate: 4.9% (2000-2001)*
Average Inflation Rate: 2.1% (2000-2001)*
Per Capita Income: $ 240 (Rs 17,718) for (2000-2001)*, $236 (Rs
18,083) estimate for(2001-2002)**.
Unit of Currency: Rupee
Labour Force: Agriculture: 81%, Industry: 3%, Service: 11%, Other:
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