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  1. Date of Establishment: 1768 (unification)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: November 9, 1990
  3. Population: 24,302,653 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 56,827 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Kathmandu
  6. Form of Government: parliamentary democracy
  7. Natural Resources: quartz, water, timber, coal, copper, cobalt, iron ore
  8. Main Industries: tourism, carpet, textiles, rice, jute, sugar refining, oilseed, tobacco, cement, bricks
  9. Agriculture: rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, water buffalo, dairy products
  10. Currency: rupee
  11. GDP: $26.2 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $1,100 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Nepali (official), other Asian languages
  14. Religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam
  15. Literacy Rate: 28% 
  16. Life Expectancy:    58 years (male)
  17.                 58 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 35 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 10 deaths per 1,000 population