Monday, October 24, 2011

Nepal Demographics Profile 2011


Nepal Demographics Profile 2011

Population

29,391,883 (July 2011 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 34.6% (male 5,177,264/female 4,983,864)
15-64 years: 61.1% (male 8,607,338/female 9,344,537)
65 years and over: 4.4% (male 597,628/female 681,252) (2011 est.)

Median age

total: 21.6 years
male: 20.7 years
female: 22.5 years (2011 est.)

Population growth rate

1.596% (2011 est.)

Birth rate

22.17 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Death rate

6.81 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)

Net migration rate

0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 19% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 4.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 44.54 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 44.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 44.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 66.16 years
male: 64.94 years
female: 67.44 years (2011 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.47 children born/woman (2011 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.4% (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

64,000 (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

4,700 (2009 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: Japanese encephalitis, malaria, and dengue fever (2009)

Nationality

noun: Nepalese (singular and plural)
adjective: Nepalese

Ethnic groups

Chhettri 15.5%, Brahman-Hill 12.5%, Magar 7%, Tharu 6.6%, Tamang 5.5%, Newar 5.4%, Muslim 4.2%, Kami 3.9%, Yadav 3.9%, other 32.7%, unspecified 2.8% (2001 census)

Religions

Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)

Languages

Nepali (official) 47.8%, Maithali 12.1%, Bhojpuri 7.4%, Tharu (Dagaura/Rana) 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.6%, Magar 3.3%, Awadhi 2.4%, other 10%, unspecified 2.5% (2001 census)
note: many in government and business also speak English (2001 est.)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.6%
male: 62.7%
female: 34.9% (2001 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 9 years
male: 10 years
female: 8 years (2003)

Education expenditures

4.6% of GDP (2009)

Maternal mortality rate

380 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

38.8% (2006)

Health expenditures

5.8% of GDP (2009)

Physicians density

0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Hospital bed density

5 beds/1,000 population (2006)
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Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 12, 2011

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

The Night Train to Kathmandu


The Night Train to Kathmandu(TV 1988)



98 min  -  Adventure | Romance | Fantasy
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A young girl leaves for Nepal with her parents and brother. She is unhappy to leave her home at first, but soon isn't when she meets a handome young man. The story unfolds into a romantic and daring quest in search of the "Invisible City."

Director: 

Robert Wiemer

Media: WikiLeaks | guardian.co.uk

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