Nepal Facts And Figures !   

                        Before getting a direct look at Nepal's Beauty and Nature .

                  Here are some Basic Facts all you need to know before visiting Nepal !

 I tried my best to collect every source and information ! Hope you like it & hope it will help you o further know about Nepal

                                                 Basic Facts

Official name
Kingdom of Nepal

Capital
Kathmandu

Area
147,181 sq km

56,827 sq mi





Population
29,519,114 (2008 estimate)

Population growth

Population growth rate
2.10 percent (2008 estimate)

Projected population in 2025
39,917,760 (2025 estimate)
Projected population in 2050
53,293,874 (2050 estimate)

Population density
206 persons per sq km (2008 estimate)
534 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate)

Urban/rural distribution

Share urban
16 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 84 percent (2005 estimate)

Largest cities, with population

Kathmandu
741,000 (2003 estimate) Birātnagar 166,674 (2001 estimate) Lalitpur 162,991 (2001 estimate) Pokhara 156,312 (2001 estimate) Bīrganj 112,484 (2001 estimate)

Ethnic groups

Newar, Bihari, Tibetan, Gurung, Magar, Tamang, Thakali, Bhutia, Rai, Limbu, Sherpa

Languages

Nepali (official), English, almost 20 other languages divided into numerous dialects

Religious affiliations

Hindu (Hinduism is the official religion)
86 percent Buddhist 8 percent Muslim 4 percent Other 2 percent

Health and Education

Life expectancy

Total
60.9 years (2008 estimate)
Female
60.8 years (2008 estimate)

Male
61.1 years (2008 estimate)

Infant mortality rate

62 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate)

Population per physician

4,778 people (2004)

Population per hospital bed

5,000 people (1999)

Literacy rate

Total
47.5 percent (2005 estimate)
Female
29.9 percent (2005 estimate)

Male
64.7 percent (2005 estimate)

Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP)

3.4 percent (2002-2003)
Number of years of compulsory schooling
5 years (2002-2003)

Number of students per teacher, primary school
36 students per teacher (2002-2003)

Government

Form of government
Constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy
Voting qualifications
Universal at age 18

Constitution
9 November 1990

Armed forces
Total number of military personnel
69,000 (2004)

Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP)
1.9 percent (2003)

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$)

$8.9 billion (2006)


GDP per capita (U.S.$)
$323.40 (2006)

GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing
34.4 percent (2006) Industry 16.3 percent (2006) Services 49.3 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers 10,835,579 (2006)

Workforce share of economic sector

Agriculture, forestry, fishing

79 percent (1995)

Industry
6 percent (1995) Services 21 percent (1995) Unemployment rate 8.8 percent (2001) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $966 million (2006) Total expenditure
$1,304 million (2006)

Monetary unit

1 Nepalese rupee (NR), consisting of 100 paisa

Major trade partners for exports
India, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, and Canada

Major trade partners for imports

India, China, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, and Hong Kong SAR

Energy, Communications, and Transportation

Electricity production
Electricity from thermal sources
11.82 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources
88.18 percent (2003 estimate)

Electricity from nuclear sources
0 percent (2003 estimate)

Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources
0 percent (2003 estimate)

Number of radios per 1,000 people
38 (1997)

Number of telephones per 1,000 people
17 (2005)
Number of televisions per 1,000 people
6.8 (2000 estimate)

Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people
0.39 (2003)


Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people
11 (1996)

Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people
Not available

Paved road as a share of total roads
30 percent (2004)

Sources:

Basic Facts and People sections

Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org).

Health and Education section
Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org).
Government section
Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance.
Economy section

Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications.

Energy, Communication, and Transportation section

Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eiab.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org).
Note
Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding.

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