Country
Nepal Ecuador
Leader
Population
29,890,686 15,223,680
Life Expectancy
66.510 years 75.940 years
Capital City
Kathmandu Quito
Largest city
Kathmandu (population: 1,442,270) Guayaquil (population: 1,952,030)
Human Development Index
0.53 0.807 GDP per capita $1,300 US $8,600 US
Literacy Rate
48.6% 91%
Corruption Perception Index
2.7 2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
33.2% 25% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 46.000% 4.200%
Death Penalty
Abolished Abolished
Political System
federal democratic republic republic
Independence date
1768 (unified by Prithvi Narayan SHAH) 24 May 1822 (from Spain) Religions Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census) note: only official Hindu state in the world Roman Catholic 95%, other 5% Languages Nepali 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.) Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua) Exports carpets, clothing, leather goods, jute goods, grain petroleum, bananas, cut flowers, shrimp, cacao, coffee, hemp, wood, fish External Debt $3,777,000,000 $ $10,050,000,000 US Exchange Rate Nepalese rupees (NPR) per US dollar - NA (2007), 72.446 (2006), 72.16 (2005), 73.674 (2004), 76.141 (2003) the US dollar is used; the sucre was eliminated in 2000 Military Budget as percentage of GDP 1.600% 0.900% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 0 1 Location Southern Asia, between China and India Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru Area 147,181 km sq 283,561 km sq Coastline 0 km 2,237 km Climate varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands
