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GeographyLocation: Southern Asia, between China and India
Area: Land boundaries: total 2,926 km, China 1,236 km, India 1,690 km Coastline: 0 km
PeoplePopulation: 21,560,869 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.44% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 37.31 births/1,000 population Death rate: 12.9 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 81.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 5.15 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Newars, Indians, Tibetans, Gurungs, Magars, Tamangs, Bhotias, Rais,Limbus, Sherpas Religions: Hindu 90%, Buddhist 5%, Muslim 3%, other 2% (1981) Languages: Nepali (official), 20 languages divided into numerous dialects
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
Government
Names:
Type: parliamentary democracy as of 12 May 1991 Capital: Kathmandu Independence: 1768 (unified by Prithvi Narayan Shah) Constitution: 9 November 1990
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $22.4 billion National product real growth rate: 5% National product per capita: $1,060 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 9.6% Unemployment rate: NA%; note - there is substantial underemployment
Electricity:
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| The Mother Nature was kind to Olympic athletes and spectators. The average high temperature during the Games was 89 degrees with an average low of 72 degrees. Highest temperature registered (20 July) - 99 degrees. Lowest high temperature registered is 79 degrees (28 July). |