Location: Geographic coordinates: Map references: Area:

Southern Asia, between China and India 28 00 N, 84 00 E

Asia total: 140,800 sq km land: 136,800 sq km water: 4,000 sq km

Climate: varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south Elevation extremes: lowest point: Kanchan Kalan 70 m highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m Natural resources: quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore Land use: arable land: 21.68% permanent crops: 0.64% other: 77.68% Irrigated land: 11,350 sq km Geography - note: landlocked; strategic location between China and India; contains eight of world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest - the world's tallest - on the border with China

POLITICAL ANALYSIS OF NEPAL 1.Communist Party of or CPN/UML [Madhav Kumar NEPAL, general secretary]; 2.National Democratic Party or NDP (also called Rastriya Prajantra Party or RPP) [Surya Bahadur THAPA, chairman]; 3.People's Front Nepal (Rastriya Jana Morcha) Chitra BAHADUR, chairman 4.Nepali Congress or NC [Girija Prasad KOIRALA, party president 5.Samyukta Janmorcha Nepal [leader NA]

LEGALIZATION IN NEPAL Constitutional Law Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal 2047 (1990) Administrative / Public Law Citizenship Act , 1964 Civil Service Act, 2049 (1993) Civil Service Act, 2049 (1993) Criminal Law Arms and Ammunition Act, 2019-1962 Civil Law Birth, Death and Other Personal Events (Registration) Act, 2033 (1976) Contract Act, 2056 - 2000 Land Acquisition Act, 2034-1977 Lands Act, 2021 - 1964 Marriage Registration Act, 2028-1971 Commercial Law Buffer Zone Management Rules, 2052 - 1996 Contract Act, 2056 - 2000 Land Acquisition Act, 2034-1977 Lands Act, 2021 1964 Tax Law Baggage Rule 2065 Customs Act, 2064 - 2007 Customs Act, 2064 - 2007 Customs Act, 2064 - 2007

SOCIAL ANALYSIS OF NEPAL

Population 29,391,883 (July 2011 est.) Age structure 0-14 years: 34.6% (male 5,177,264/female 4,983,864) 15-64 years: 61.1% (male 8,607,338/female 9,344,537) 65 years and over: 4.4% (male 597,628/female 681,252) (2011 est.) Median age total: 21.6 years male: 20.7 years female: 22.5 years (2011 est.) Population growth rate 1.596% (2011 est.) Birth rate 22.17 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) Death rate 6.81 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) Urbanization urban population: 19% of total population (2010) rate of urbanization: 4.7% annual rate of change

Ethnic groups Chhettri 15.5%, Brahman-Hill 12.5%, Magar 7%, Tharu 6.6%, Tamang 5.5%, Newar 5.4%, Muslim 4.2%, Kami 3.9%, Yadav 3.9%, other 32.7%, unspecified 2.8% Religions Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% Languages Nepali (official) 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% note: many in government and business also speak English

ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS OF NEPAL

GDP growth in last 10 years Nepal's GDP growth in last 10 years 2001-02 0.16 per cent 2002-03 3.77 per cent 2003-04 4.41 per cent 2004-05 3.23 per cent 2005-06 3.73 per cent 2006-07 2.75 per cent 2007-08 5.80 per cent 2008-09 3.77 per cent 2009-10 3.97 per cent 2010-11 3.47 per cent (projection)

Nepal's GDP per capita in last 10 years 2001-02 -- $259 2002-03 -- $255 2003-04 -- $261 2004-05 -- $293 2005-06 -- $328 2006-07 -- $350 2007-08 -- $390 2008-09 -- $465 2009-10 -- $556 2010-11 -- $642

EXPORTclothing leather goods jute goods IMPORT Gold Machinery Equipment Fertilizer

TECHNOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF NEPAL Telephones - main lines in use: 371,800 Telephones - mobile cellular: 50,400 Radio broadcast stations: AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (January 2011) Televisions: 970,000 (2011) Internet hosts: 1100 (2011) Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 10 (2011) Internet users: 200000(2011)

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