Nepal
Official name: |
Nepal |
Capital City: |
Kathmandu |
Current Local Time: |
| International Dialing Code: |
977 |
Population: |
22,094,033 (July 199 |
Currency: |
1 Nepalese rupee (NR) = 100 paisa |
Spoken Languages: |
Nepali (official), 20 other languages divided into numerous dialects |
Holidays: |
Jan 1, 5, 14, 15, 30, Feb 4, 19, Mar 2, 6, 8, 19, Apr 3, 12, 14, 24, 27, May 1, 13, 22, 23, 24, 27, 29, Jun 15, 22, 28, Aug 13, 14, 19, 21, 31, Sep 8, 11, 28, Oct 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 26, 27, 28, Nov 2, Dec 25 |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: carpets, clothing, leather goods, jute goods, grain |
Partners: India, US, Germany, UK Major Imports: |
Commodities: petroleum products 20%, fertilizer 11%, machinery 10% |
Partners: India, Singapore, Japan, Germany Total Export: |
$430 million (f.o.b., 1995 est.) but does not include unrecorded border trade with India |
Total Import: |
$1.4 billion (c.i.f., 1995 est.) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$25.2 billion (1995 est.) |
Per Capita Income: |
$1,200 (1995 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
27.5% |
Population Growth Rate: |
2.45% (1996 est.) |
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