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NEPAL: AN OVERVIEW
WEATHER/TIME : KATHMANDU TODAY
| 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 |
| POLPULATION |
| Total | 23,151,423 (census 2001)
28,287,147 (July 2006 est.) |
| 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%) |
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| POLITICAL |
| Form | Federal Democratic Republic
(Declared on May 28th, 2008) |
| Head of State | Constitutional President |
| Head of Government | Executive Prime minister |
| Legislative | House of Representative(lower house)-205 members
National Assembly (upper house)-60 members |
| Judiciary | Supreme Court
Appellate Court: 16
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)*
$236 (Rs 18,083) estimate for(2001-2002)** |
| Unit of Currency | Rupee |
| Labour Force | Agriculture: 81%
Industry: 3%
Service: 11%
Other: 5% |
| NATIONAL |
| Flag |  |
Flower
Rhododendron |  |
Bird
Danphe Monal Pheasant
(Lophophorus impeyanus) |  |
Colour
Crimson-red (Simrik) |  |
The Coat-of-Arms
(Nepal Government) |  |
National Anthem-Old
National Anthem-New | |
*Economic Survey (2001-2002) publication by Ministry of Finance
**Marginal rise in terms of NP Rs but decrease due to exchange rate with US$
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