Country Map
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Capital:
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Kathmandu
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Population:
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25,284,463*
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Area:
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Total: 140,800 sq km
Land: 136,800 sq km
Water: 4,000 sq km
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Natural Resources:
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quartz, water, timber, hydropower,
scenic beauty, small deposits of
lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore
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Languages:
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Nepali (official; spoken by 90% of
the population), about a dozen other
languages and about 30 major
dialects
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GDP – Per Capita:
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$1,360
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Birth Rate:
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33.4 births/ 1,000 population
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Death Rate:
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10.22 deaths/ 1,000 population
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*Statistical information comes from the
State of the World's Children, 2000 (UNICEF) and The
World Fact book 1999 (CIA).
