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Welcome Reception in honor of Myanmar Envoy
NJA Reception on the occasion of 97th Birth Anniversary of the Great Leader President KIM IL SUNG
Grand Success of Pakistan Musical Evening Reception in honour of Singer group held
VP of NPFCA passed away
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100th Birth Anniversary of President KIM IL SUNG
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NJA delegation to visit DPRK
NJA news in Pyongyang medias
Courtesy call on President of DPRK: Medal Decoration to NJA Chief
International Conference for US Abandonment of its Hostile Policy Towards DPRK held
NJA delegation returns home
President KIM IL SUNG and Comrade KIM JONG SUK registered "Honorary Special Member of NJA"
NJA Office premises Extended
Myanmar-Nepal Relations very friendly; Ambassador
Seeing is Believing: NJA Chief
On the invitation of NJA, Chinese Journalists Delegation Visiting Nepal
NJA Lands to Its Own Building
Sakya Re-elected NJA Chief
12 Hours Relay Hunger Strike by NJA
Courtesy call on President of DPRK : Medal Decoration to NJA Chief
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Nepal International Peace Award
 
     
   
 
Official Name : Nepal
Capital : Kathmandu
Official Language : Nepali
Official Religion : None
Monetary Unit : 1 Nepalese rupee (NRs) = 100 paisa; valuation (Feb. 23, 2005) 1 U.S.$ = NRs 70.64; 1 £ = NRs 134.60
 
Demography
Population (2004) : 24,797,059.
Density (1998) : persons per sq mi 386.4, persons per sq km 149.2.
Urban-rural (1997) : urban 15.0%; rural 85.0%.
Sex Distribution (2004) : male 12406222; female 12390837
Age Breakdown (1991) : under 15, 42.3%; 15-29, 25.7%; 30-44, 16.7%; 45-59, 9.7%; 60-74, 4.7%; 75 and over, 0.9%
Population Projection : (2000) 23,042,000; (2010) 28,698,000.
Doubling Time : 25 years
Ethnic Composition (1991) : Nepalese 53.2%; Bihari (including Maithili and Bhojpuri) 18.4%; Tharu 4.8%; Tamang 4.7%; Newar 3.4%; Magar 2.2%; Abadhi 1.7%; other 11.6%.
Religious Affiliation (1991) : Hindu 86.5%; Buddhist 7.8%; Muslim 3.5%; Kirat 1.7%; Christian 0.2%; other 0.3%
Major Cities (1993 est.) : Kathmandu 535,000; Lalitpur 190,000; Biratnagar 132,000; Bhaktapur 130,000.
     
Vital Statistics
Birth Rate per 1,000 Population (2004) : 31.28
Death Rate per 1,000 Population (2004) : 9.22
Natural Increase Rate per 1,000 Population (1997) : 25.4 (world avg. 15.7).
Total Fertility Rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1996) : 3.7
Life Expectancy at Birth (2004) : male 61.76 years; female 62.5 years.
Major Causes of Death per 100,000 Population : n.a.; however, the leading causes of mortality are infectious and parasitic diseases, diseases of the respiratory system, and diseases of the nervous system.
     
National Economy
Budget (2004-2005). Revenue : NRs 111,689,900,000
Public Debt (external, outstanding; 1996) : U.S.$2,349,000,000.
Land Use (1994) : forested 42.0%; meadows and pastures 14.6%; agricultural and under permanent cultivation 17.2%; other 26.2%.
Tourism (1995) : receipts from visitors U.S.$117,000,000; expenditures by nationals abroad U.S.$136,000,000.
Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996) : rice 3,578,830, sugarcane 1,568,700, corn (maize) 1,331,060, wheat 1,012,930, potatoes 898,350, millet 282,440, pulses 185,640; livestock (number of live animals) 7,008,420 cattle, 5,783,140 goats, 3,302,200 buffalo, 859,000 sheep, 670,340 pigs; roundwood (1995) 20,822,000 cu m; fish catch (1995) 21,148. Mining and quarrying (1995): limestone 350,000; salt 7,000; talc 1,500. Manufacturing (value added in U.S.$'000,000; 1994): food products 70; textiles 70; wearing apparel 50; tobacco products 37; nonmetal mineral products 32. Construction: n.a. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1994) 908,000,000 (940,000,000); coal (metric tons; 1994) none (115,000); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) none (343,000).
Gross National Product (1996) : U.S.$4,710,000,000 (U.S.$210 per capita)
Population Economically Active (1991) : total 7,339,586; activity rate of total population 39.7% (participation rates: ages 10 years and over, 57.0%; female 45.5%; unemployed [1980] 5.5%).
Household Income and Expenditure (1984-85). Average household size (1991) 5.6; income per household NRs 14,796 (U.S.$853); sources of income: self-employment 63.4%, wages and salaries 25.1%, rent 7.5%, other 4.0%; expenditure: food and beverages 61.2%, housing 17.3%, clothing 11.7%, health care 3.7%, education and recreation 2.9%, transportation and communications 1.2%, other 2.0%.
 
Foreign Trade *1
Imports (1994-95) : NRs 65,587,000,000 (basic manufactured goods 38.7%; machinery and transport equipment 19.7%; chemicals 11.6%; food and live animals, chiefly for food 7.9%; mineral fuels and lubricants 7.2%; crude materials except fuels 6.0%). Major import sources: other Asia 70.3%; European Economic Community 15.3% *2; Oceania 5.3%.
Exports (1994-95) : NRs 17,940,000,000 (basic manufactures 51.6%; miscellaneous manufactures 32.7%; food and live animals, chiefly for food 9.1%; crude materials except fuels 2.9%; chemicals and drugs 1.7%). Major export destinations: Germany 45.8%; U.S. 36.0%; India 13.3%{3}; Switzerland 3.3%.
 
Transport
Railroads (1993-94) : Route length (1996) 101 km; passengers carried 653,000; freight handled 9,151 metric tons.
Roads (1995) : Total length 7,550 km (paved 41%)
Vehicles (1990-91) : passenger cars 4,949; trucks and buses 3,363.
Air transport (1993-94) : passenger-km 769,000,000; metric ton-km cargo 93,126,000; airports (1996) with scheduled flights 24.
 
Education and Health
Educational Attainment (1981). Percentage of population age 25 and over having: no formal schooling 41.2%; primary education 29.4%; secondary 22.7%; higher 6.8%. Literacy (1995): total population age 15 and over literate 27.5%; males literate 40.9%; females literate 14.0%.
Health (1995): physicians 1,478 (1 per 13,777 persons); hospital beds 3,188 (1 per 6,387 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (1997) 83.
     
Food (1995) : daily per capita caloric intake 2,367 (vegetable products 94%, animal products 6%); 108% of FAO recommended minimum requirement.
 
Military
Total Active Duty Personnel (1996): 43,000 (army 99.5%, air force 0.5%). Military expenditure as percentage of GNP (1995): 0.9% (world 2.8%); per capita expenditure U.S.$2.
 

Note:
*1 - Import figures are f.o.b. in balance of trade and c.i.f. for commodities and trading partners.
*2 - 1993-94.

 
 
 
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