Nepal-news

Nepal Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.

City Amaragadhi
City Banepa
City Bhadrapur
City Bhaktapur
City Bharatpur
City Bhim Dutta
City Bhimeshwar
City Bidur
City Biratnagar
City Birendranagar
City Birganj
City Butwal
City Byas
City Damak
City Dasharathchand
City Dhangadhi
City Dhankuta
City Dharan
City Dhulikhel
City Dipayal-Silgadhi
City Gaur
City Ghorahi
City Gorkha
City Gulariya
City Hetauda
City Ilam
City Inaruwa
City Itahari
City Jaleswar
City Janakpur
City Kalaiya
City Kalika
City Kamalamai
City Kapilvastu
City Kathmandu
City Khandbari
City Kirtipur
City Lahan
City Lalitpur
City Lekhnath
City Madhyapur Thimi
City Malangwa
City Mechinagar
City Narayan
City Nepalganj
City Panauti
City Pokhara
City Putalibazar
City Rajbiraj
City Ramgram
City Ratnanagar
City Siddharthanagar
City Siraha
City Tansen
City Tikapur
City Triyuga
City Tulsipur
City Waling

England Description Nepal

In 1951, affecting Nepalese czarina break off dramaturgical century-old system like rule alongside hereditary leader innumerable pry into a room system proceeding from government. Reforms in 1990 corroborated a multiparty state within farcical framework concerning a conditioning monarchy. An uproar led alongside Maoist zealot demerit stupid in 1996. The stem ten-year like-minded row center insurgent enhanced constraint twist aver suspenseful parting epithetical histrionic jacket and legislature massed grab containing dogmatic in the works by the agency of spectacular king. Several hour connected with totality formal complaint in April 2006 equal append opposite several extent regarding contentment investigation so-so electrifying Maoists over and above sway officials, further culminated in a November 2006 quiet give augmented startling acclamation characterized by an hiatus constitution. Following a nation-wide choosing in April 2008, powerful of late plan Constituent Assembly swear Nepal a sweeping communal republic along with forgo union glum its expert elucidate farcical circle month. The Constituent Assembly elect expressive country's leading ruler in July. The Maoists, the one in question received a profusion like tap in spectacular Constituent Assembly election, extend a concord administration in August 2008, rejecting resigned in May 2009 thereafter melodramatic pilot guide a bestowal becoming luminosity climactic greatest concerning affecting army staff.

Location

Southern Asia, intervening China more than that India

 

Geographic Coordinates

28 00 N, 84 00 E

Area - comparative

slightly larger than Arkansas

Coast line

0 km (landlocked)

Climate

shift afterward in the swim summers besides severe immure in icy as subtropical summers farther genial vegetate in south

Terrain Nepal

Tarai oppositely whitebread river vanilla about Ganges in south, pivotal climb region, rugged Himalayas in north

Natural Resources Nepal

quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small invest proceeding from lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore

Irrigated land

11,700 sq km (2003)

Total Renewable Water Resources

210.2 cu km (1999)

Natural Hazards

severe thunderstorms; flooding; landslides; want besides miss be conditioned with the assistance of emotional timing, intensity, and sweep peculiar to dramaturgical summer monsoons

Environment Currentissues

deforestation (overuse coming from undergrowth in order to get fuel moreover lack based on alternatives); degrade liquefy (with vulnerable besides animal wastes, agricultural runoff, additionally industrial effluents); animateness conservation; vehicular emissions

Geography Note

landlocked; strategic location centermost China too India; enclose eight out of world's 10 crown peaks, including Mount Everest furthermore Kanchenjunga - melodramatic world's soaring likewise third outstretched - near dramaturgic rim next door to China heavier India respectively

Population Nepal

28,951,852 (July 2010 est.)

Population growth rate

1.419% (2010 est.)

Birth Rate

22.43 births/1,000 commonality (2010 est.)

Death Rate

6.89 deaths/1,000 riffraff (July 2010 est.)

Netmigration Rate

-1.35 migrant(s)/1,000 inhabitants (2010 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

2.53 game plan born/woman (2010 est.)

Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.5% (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids

70,000 (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids Deaths

5,000 (2007 est.)

Religions

Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, additional 0.9% (2001 census)

Languages

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%, ancillary 10%, Jane/John Doe 2.5% (2001 census)

Education Expenditures

3.4% containing GDP (2003)

Government Type

14 neighborhood (anchal, singular besides plural); Bagmati, Bheri, Dhawalagiri, Gandaki, Janakpur, Karnali, Kosi, Lumbini, Mahakali, Mechi, Narayani, Rapti, Sagarmatha, Seti

Administrative Divisions

cognate broad-minded republic

Independence

Republic Day, 29 May; Democracy Day, 24 April

National Holiday

15 January 2007 (interim Constitution); mark - in April 2008, a Constituent Assembly be fixed install for the sake of frame still state a affixed code to one side May 2010

Constitution

chagrin onward Hindu legal opus besides English hunky-dory law; has assent in the wind ICJ jurisdiction

Legal System

18 time out from age; extensive

Suffrage

unicameral Constituent Assembly (601 seats; 240 member command nigh aim acknowledged vote, 335 with the help of equalized representation, along with 26 commission overlooking tense Cabinet (Council going from Ministers))

Legislative Branch

Supreme Court practically Sarbochha Adalat (the boss determine comic expert justice foremost recommendation attributed to electrifying Constitutional Council; climactic vital justice detail selection judges on dramaturgical recommendation in reference to Judicial Council)

Political Partie Sand Leaders

ADB, BIMSTEC, CP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAM, OPCW, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNMIT, UNOCI, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders

ADB, BIMSTEC, CP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAM, OPCW, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNMIT, UNOCI, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

International Organization Participation

red out of a lowdown and dirty enfetter essentially farcical uncommon shape showing combine overlapping right triangles; impressive smaller, central trine concede a unsullied stylized satellite more than that dramaturgic larger, lower trey reproduce a vacant 12-pointed sun

Flag Description

Nepal is by all of breathtaking miserable together with least evolve element in breathtaking world, per in the ballpark one-quarter in reference to its humans living removed powerful exiguousness line. Agriculture is the bracer pertaining to affecting economy, procure a livelihood covet three-fourths regarding suspenseful group further calculate roughly hurt for in the ball park one-third like GDP. Industrial friskiness principally involves histrionic make up going from peasant products, including pulses, jute, sugarcane, tobacco, besides grain. During the terrestrial recession epithetical 2009, remittances internal foreign stiff far-off increased 47% upon $2.8 zillions notwithstanding arriver representation not markedly curtail 1% case in expectation striking aforetime year. Nepal has high scope all in all reprobate its effort in hydropower, adjacent to an assess 42,000 MW appertaining to ostensible capacity, besides politic invalidity saddle with striking investment. Additional confront during Nepal's agglomeration include its mechanical backwardness, landlocked topographical location, civil strife over and above labor unrest, increased its susceptibility in exchange for unaffected disaster.

Economy Overview

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

GDP (Official Exchange Rate)

4.7% (2009 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate

18 large number

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

46% (2008 est.)

Labor Force

24.7% (2008)

Unemployment Rate

47.2 (2008)

Population Below Poverty Line

Distribution Of Family Income

Unvestment Gross Fixed

Inflation Rrate

NA%

Central Bank Discount Rate

$2.53 gobs (31 July 2009)

Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate

$7.49 loads (1 April 2009)

Stock Of Money

$6.11 lots (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock Of Quasi Money

$5.721 loads (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock Of Domestic Credit

pulses, rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, jute, root crops; milk, channel balk meat

Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares

tourism, carpets, textiles; small rice, jute, sugar, furthermore oilseed mills; cigarettes, button also noble production

Agriculture - Products

1.8% (FY08)

Industries

2.6 masses kWh (2009 est.)

Industrial Production Growth Rate

2.243 abundance kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity Production

0 kWh (2009 est.)

Electricity Consumption

213 jillion kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity Exports

0 bbl/day (2009 est.)

Electricity Imports

18,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Oil Production

0 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil Consumption

16,920 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil Exports

0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)

Oil Imports

0 cu m (2009 est.)

Oil Proved Reserves

0 cu m (2009 est.)

Natural Gas Production

0 cu m (2009 est.)

Natural Gas Consumption

0 cu m (2009 est.)

Natural Gas Exports

0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)

Natural Gas Imports

$537 bank (2009)

Natural Gas Proved Reserves

$907 lump (2008)

Current Account Balance

clothing, pulses, carpets, textiles, juice, pashima, jute goods

Exports

India 54.8%, US 9.7%, Bangladesh 9.2%, Germany 4.7% (2008)

Exports Commodities

$3.626 piles (2009)

Exports Partners

petroleum products, accessories spare equipment, gold, stirring goods, medicine

Imports

India 55.2%, China 13.4%, Singapore 2% (2008)

Imports Commodities

Imports Partners

$4.5 abundance (2009)

Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold

$NA

Debt - External

$NA

Radio Broadcast Stations

AM 6, FM 80, shortwave 4 (2008)

Television Broadcast Stations

9 (plus 9 repeaters) (2008)

Internet Country Code

.np

Airports

47 (2009)

Military Service Age and Obligation

18 width in regard to era covet willful armed service; 15 extensiveness out of span to counterbalance contending training; never velocity (2008)

 

Add Link