NEPAL NEPAL REGION ASIA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT 1768 UNIFICATION DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION NOVEMBER 9 1990 POPULATION 24302653 1999 EST AREA 56827 SQ MI CAPITAL KATHMANDU FORM OF GOVERNMENT PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY NATURAL RESOURCES QUARTZ WATER TIMBER COAL COPPER COBALT IRON ORE MAIN INDUSTRIES TOURISM CARPET TEXTILES RICE JUTE SUGAR REFINING OILSEED TOBACCO CEMENT BRICKS AGRICULTURE RICE CORN WHEAT SUGARCANE WATER BUFFALO DAIRY PRODUCTS CURRENCY RUPEE GDP 26.2 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 1100 1998 EST LANGUAGES NEPALI OFFICIAL OTHER ASIAN LANGUAGES RELIGIONS HINDUISM BUDDHISM ISLAM LITERACY RATE 28 LIFE EXPECTANCY 58 YEARS MALE 58 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 35 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 10 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
