Sunday 4 December 2011

Nepal




President: Ram Baran Yadav (2008)

Prime Minister: Jhalnath Khanal (2011)

Land area: 52,819 sq mi (136,801 sq km);

total area: 54,363 sq mi (140,800 sq km)

Population (2010 est.): 28,951,852

growth rate: 1.4%);

birth rate: 22.4/1000;

infant mortality rate: 46.0/1000;

life expectancy: 65.8;

density per sq km: 206

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Kathmandu, 1,203,100 (metro. area), 729,000 (city proper)

Other large cities: Biratnagar, 174,600; Lalitpur, 169,100

Monetary unit: Nepalese rupee



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