Geography
Area: 147, 181 km2
Highest Point: Mt.
Everest
Kanchenjunga
, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, and Annapurna are the other high mountains
People
Population: 23,698,421 (1998
estimate)
Annual Population Growth:
2.52%
Life Expectancy: 57.74 years
Official Language: Nepali
Other Languages : Maithir,
Bhojpuri.
Literacy Rate: 38.5% (male:
40.9%, female: 14%)
Major Religions: Hinduism
(90%), Buddhism (5%) & Islam
Government
Capital: Kathmandu
Type of Government:
Constitutional monarchy
Current Chief of State: Prime
Minister : Jhal Nath Khanal
Legislature: House of
Representatives (205 members), National Council (60 members)
Economy
Currency: Rupee
Exchange Rate: 1 US $ = 68.34
rupee
Gross Domestic Product:
$31.1 billion (U.S. dollars)
GDP per capita: $1,370 (U.S.
dollars)
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