NEPAL

PEOPLE AND SOCIETY

• Nationality: Nepali
• Largest Ethnic Groups: Chhettri 16.6%, Brahman-Hill 12.2%, Magar 7.1%, Tharu 6.6%, Tamang 5.8%
• Most Spoken Languages: Nepal 44.6%, Maithali 11.7%, Bhojpuri 6%, Tharu 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%

PEOPLE AND SOCIETY

• Most Common Religion: Hindu 81.3%, Buddhist 9%, Muslim 4.4%,Kirant 3.1%, Christian 1.4%
• Population: 22,033,914
• Population Growth Rate: 1.24%
• Brith Rate: 19.9births/1,000 population

PEOPLE AND SOCIETY

• Death Rate: 5.7 deaths/1,000 population
• Urban Population: 18.6%
• Infant Mortality Rate: 28.9 deaths/1,000 live births
• Life Expectancy: 70.7 years
• Total Fertility Rate: 2.18 children born/woman
• Obesity Rate: 2.9%
• Literacy Rate: 63.9%

GOVERNMENT

• Type: federal parliamentary republic
• Capital/Geographic Coordinates: Kathmandu 27 43 N, 85 19 E
• Independence Day: 1768
• National Holiday: Republic Day 28 May (2008)
• Suffrage (Voting Age): 18

GOVERNMENT

• Chief of State: President Bidhya Devi BHANDADI
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal DAHAL
• National Symbol: rhododendron
• National Anthem: "Satan Thunga Phool Ka"

ECONOMY

• GDP: $21.36 billion
• GDP per capita income: $2,500
• GDP, by sector of origin: agriculture 29.4% industry 13.8% services 49.4%
• Agriculture products: pulses, rice, corn, wheat, jute
• Industries: tourism, carpets, textiles, cigarettes, cement

ECONOMY

• Unemployment rate: 46%
• Population below poverty: 25.2%
• Exports: clothing, pulses, carpets, textiles, juice
• Imports: petroleum products, machinery, gold, electrical goods, medicine

ECONOMY

• Imports- partners: India 61.5%, China 15.4%
• Debt- external: $4.609 billion
• Exchange rate: 1 U.S. dollar= 67.7199 on their currency

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