| 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 |
25,284,463 (July 2001 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
53,293,874 |
| Languages |
Nepali (official; spoken by 90% of the population), about a dozen other languages and about 30 major dialects
note: many in government and business also speak English (1995) |
| Literacy |
27.5% total, 40.9% male, 14% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Hinduism 86.2%, Buddhism 7.8%, Islam 3.8%, other 2.2%
note: only official Hindu state in the world (1995) |
| Life Expectancy |
58.65 male, 57.77 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy |
| Currency |
1 Nepalese rupee (NR) = 100 paisa |
| GDP (per capita) |
$1,360 (2000 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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