Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II Prime minister: Portia Simpson-Miller
Population
29,890,686
2,889,187
Life Expectancy
66.510 years
73.430 years
Capital City
Kathmandu
Kingston
Largest city
Kathmandu (population: 1,442,270)
Kingston (population: 937,700)
Human Development Index
0.53
0.771
GDP per capita
$1,300 US
$9,100 US
Literacy Rate
48.6%
87.9%
Corruption Perception Index
2.7
3.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
33.2%
13.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
46.000%
12.700%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
Political System
federal democratic republic
constitutional parliamentary democracy
Independence date
1768 (unified by Prithvi Narayan SHAH)
6 August 1962 (from UK)
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
Protestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9%, (2001 census)
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.)
