CIA FACT About NEPAL

Area:
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total: 147,181 sq km
country comparison to the world: 94
land: 143,351 sq km
water: 3,830 sq km


Climate:
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varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Kanchan Kalan 70 m
highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m
Natural resources:
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quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore
Ethnic groups:
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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)
Languages:
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Nepali (official) 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)
note: many in government and business also speak English (2001 est.)
Religions:
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Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
Population:
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29,890,686 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 41
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 33.5% (male 5,108,258/ female 4,918,259)
15-64 years: 62% (male 8,929,300/ female 9,615,783)
65 years and over: 4.4% (male 613,905/ female 705,181) (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
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1.768% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 67
Birth rate:
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21.85 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 78
Death rate:
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6.75 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
Net migration rate:
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2.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 31
Urbanization:
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urban population: 19% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 4.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Health expenditures:
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5.8% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 116
Education expenditures:
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4.6% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 79
National symbol(s):
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rhododendron blossom

GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$38.28 billion (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 100

GDP - real growth rate:
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3.5% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
4.6% (2010 est.)
4.4% (2009 est.)

Labor force:
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18 million
country comparison to the world: 33

Industries:
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tourism, carpets, textiles; small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills; cigarettes, cement and brick production
Exports:
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$896 million (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 161
$901.8 million (2010 est.)
Exports - commodities:
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clothing, pulses, carpets, textiles, juice, pashima, jute goods
Exports - partners:
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India 59.2%, US 9.2%, Germany 5.2% (2011)
Energy :
Electricity - production:
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3.156 billion kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 129
Electricity - consumption:
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4.833 billion kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113

Communications ::NEPAL
Telephones - main lines in use:
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845,500 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 85
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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13.355 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 56
Transportation :
Airports:
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47 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 94

Military expenditures:
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1.6% of GDP (2006)
country comparison to the world: 92

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
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92.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 9

Source: CIA FACTBOOK