| Country (long form) |
Kingdom of Nepal |
| Capital |
Kathmandu |
| Total Area |
54,363.18 sq mi
140,800.00 sq km
(slightly larger than Arkansas) |
| Population |
24,702,119 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
53,293,874 |
| Languages |
Nepali (official), over 20 other languages divided into numerous dialects |
| Literacy |
27.5% total, 40.9% male, 14% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Hindu 90%, Buddhist 5%, Muslim 3%, other 2% (1981) |
| Life Expectancy |
58.3 male, 57.35 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
parliamentary democracy |
| Currency |
1 Nepalese rupee (NR) = 100 paisa |
| GDP (per capita) |
$1,100 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
tourism, carpet, textile; small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills; cigarette; cement and brick production |
| Agriculture |
rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, root crops; milk, water buffalo meat |
| Arable Land |
17% |
| Natural Resources |
quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore |
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