| Population :
| 27,070,666 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 39,40%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 5 500 698.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 5 151 705.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 57%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 7 912 553.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 7 518 430.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 3,60%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 483 998.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 503 282.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 19.9 years .
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| Median age male :
| 19.7 years .
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| Median age female :
| 20 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 2.23% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 31.96 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 9.66 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.07 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.96 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 1.06 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 67.1 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 70.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 59.4 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 59.73 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 59.06 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 4.29 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| 0.5% (2001 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| 58,000 (2001 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| 2,400 (2001 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Nepalese (singular and plural) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Nepalese .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Brahman, Chetri, Newar, Gurung, Magar, Tamang, Rai, Limbu, Sherpa, Tharu, and others (1995) .
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| Religions :
| Hinduism 86.2%, Buddhism 7.8%, Islam 3.8%, other 2.2% .
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| Languages :
| Nepali (official; spoken by 90% of the population), about a dozen other languages and about 30 major dialects; note - many in government and business also speak English (1995) .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 45,20%.
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| Literacy male :
| 62,70%.
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| Literacy female :
| 27.6% (2003 est.) .
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| Government type :
| parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy .
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| Independence :
| 1768 (unified by Prithvi Narayan Shah) .
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| National holiday :
| Birthday of King GYANENDRA, 7 July (1946) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| Nepal is among the poorest and least developed countries in the world with 42% of its population living below the poverty line. Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy, providing a livelihood for over 80% of the population and accounting for 40% of GDP.
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| Population below poverty line :
| 42% (1995-96) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture 81%, industry 3%, services 16% .
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| Agriculture products :
| rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, root crops; milk, water buffalo meat .
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| Industries :
| tourism, carpet, textile; small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills; cigarette; cement and brick production .
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| Exports commodities :
| carpets, clothing, leather goods, jute goods, grain .
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| Exports partners :
| India 50.5%, US 26%, Germany 6.6% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Birthday of King GYANENDRA, 7 July (1946) .
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| Imports partners :
| Birthday of King GYANENDRA, 7 July (1946) .
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| Internet users :
| 80,000 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| .
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