Nepal
- Official Name:
- Nepal
- Area:
- 147.181 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 28.901.790 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 0 km. None
- Capital:
- Kathmandu
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- None
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: None
- Exclusive economic zone: None
- Continental shelf: None
- Political divisions:
- 14 zones (anchal, singular and plural); Bagmati, Bheri, Dhawalagiri, Gandaki, Janakpur, Karnali, Kosi, Lumbini, Mahakali, Mechi, Narayani, Rapti, Sagarmatha, Seti
- Language(s):
- Nepali 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)
- National holiday:
- in 2006, Parliament abolished the birthday of King GYANENDRA (7 July) and Constitution Day (9 November) as national holidays
- Nationality:
- Nepalese (singular and plural)
- Official time:
- UTC 5.75.
- Member of:
- AsDB, BIMSTEC, CP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAM, ONUB, OPCW, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .np
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Nepalese rupee (NPR) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD 1.500 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 6.948.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 1,9% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 38%
- Industry: 20%
- Services: 42%
- Labor force:
- 11.110.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2004):
-
- Agriculture 76%
- Industry: 6%
- Services 18%
- Unemployment rate:
- 42% (2006 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 8,6% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD 1.153.000.000
- Expenditures: USD 1.927.000.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- ND
- Exports:
- USD 822.000.000 FOB (2005 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Carpets, clothing, leather goods, jute goods, grain
- Exports - Partners:
- India 53,7%, US 17,4%, Germany 7,1% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 2.000.000.000 FOB (2005 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Gold, machinery and equipment, petroleum products, fertilizer
- Imports - partners:
- India 47,7%, UAE 11,2%, China 10,8%, Saudi Arabia 4,9%, Kuwait 4,2% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- ND
- Debt - external:
- USD 3.070.000.000 (2006)
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