The information in this page is taken from the CIA World Factbook, so we cannot guarantee its accuracy, but it gives you a good indication of the most important data that is available relating to Nepal.
Area:
total: 140,800 sq km
land: 136,800 sq km
water: 4,000 sq km
Land boundaries:
total: 2,926 km
border countries: China 1,236 km, India 1,690 km
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Kanchan Kalan 70 m
highest point: Mount Everest 8,848 m
contains eight of world's 10 highest peaks
Population:
24,302,653 (July 1999 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 41% (male 5,182,829; female 4,869,895)
15-64 years: 55% (male 6,856,905; female 6,571,916)
65 years and over: 4% (male 407,797; female 413,311) (1999 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.51% (1999 est.)
Birth rate:
35.32 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Death rate:
10.18 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.99 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (1999 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
73.58 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 58.42 years
male: 58.47 years
female: 58.36 years (1999 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.78 children born/woman (1999 est.)
Religions:
Hindu 90%, Buddhist 5%, Muslim 3%, other 2% (1981)
note: only official Hindu state in the world, although no sharp distinction between many Hindu and Buddhist groups
Languages:
Nepali (official), 20 other languages divided into numerous dialects
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 27.5%
male: 40.9%
female: 14% (1995 est.)
GDP:
purchasing power parity—$26.2 billion (1998 est.)
GDP—real growth rate:
4.9% (1998 est.)
GDP—per capita:
purchasing power parity—$1,100 (1998 est.)
GDP—composition by sector:
agriculture: 41%
industry: 22%
services: 37% (1997)
Population below poverty line:
42% (1995-96 est.)
