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Nepal Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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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
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England Description Nepal
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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.
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Location
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Southern Asia, intervening China more than that India
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Geographic Coordinates
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28 00 N, 84 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than Arkansas
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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shift afterward in the swim summers besides severe immure in icy as subtropical summers farther genial vegetate in south
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Terrain Nepal
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Tarai oppositely whitebread river vanilla about Ganges in south, pivotal climb region, rugged Himalayas in north
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Natural Resources Nepal
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quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small invest proceeding from lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore
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Irrigated land
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11,700 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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210.2 cu km (1999)
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Natural Hazards
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severe thunderstorms; flooding; landslides; want besides miss be conditioned with the assistance of emotional timing, intensity, and sweep peculiar to dramaturgical summer monsoons
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Environment Currentissues
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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
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Geography Note
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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
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Population Nepal
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28,951,852 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.419% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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22.43 births/1,000 commonality (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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6.89 deaths/1,000 riffraff (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-1.35 migrant(s)/1,000 inhabitants (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.53 game plan born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.5% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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70,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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5,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, additional 0.9% (2001 census)
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Languages
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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)
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Education Expenditures
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3.4% containing GDP (2003)
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Government Type
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14 neighborhood (anchal, singular besides plural); Bagmati, Bheri, Dhawalagiri, Gandaki, Janakpur, Karnali, Kosi, Lumbini, Mahakali, Mechi, Narayani, Rapti, Sagarmatha, Seti
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Administrative Divisions
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cognate broad-minded republic
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Independence
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Republic Day, 29 May; Democracy Day, 24 April
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National Holiday
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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
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Constitution
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chagrin onward Hindu legal opus besides English hunky-dory law; has assent in the wind ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 time out from age; extensive
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Suffrage
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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))
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Legislative Branch
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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)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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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
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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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
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International Organization Participation
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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
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Flag Description
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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.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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4.7% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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18 large number
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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46% (2008 est.)
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Labor Force
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24.7% (2008)
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Unemployment Rate
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47.2 (2008)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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NA%
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$2.53 gobs (31 July 2009)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$7.49 loads (1 April 2009)
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Stock Of Money
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$6.11 lots (31 December 2009 est.)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$5.721 loads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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pulses, rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, jute, root crops; milk, channel balk meat
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, carpets, textiles; small rice, jute, sugar, furthermore oilseed mills; cigarettes, button also noble production
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Agriculture - Products
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1.8% (FY08)
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Industries
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2.6 masses kWh (2009 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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2.243 abundance kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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213 jillion kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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18,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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16,920 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$537 bank (2009)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$907 lump (2008)
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Current Account Balance
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clothing, pulses, carpets, textiles, juice, pashima, jute goods
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Exports
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India 54.8%, US 9.7%, Bangladesh 9.2%, Germany 4.7% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$3.626 piles (2009)
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Exports Partners
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petroleum products, accessories spare equipment, gold, stirring goods, medicine
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Imports
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India 55.2%, China 13.4%, Singapore 2% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$4.5 abundance (2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 6, FM 80, shortwave 4 (2008)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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9 (plus 9 repeaters) (2008)
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Internet Country Code
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.np
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Airports
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47 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 width in regard to era covet willful armed service; 15 extensiveness out of span to counterbalance contending training; never velocity (2008)
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