Nepal

Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked central Himalayan country in South Asia.

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Population	29 million
Border Countries	China, India
Capital City	Kathmandu
Currency	Nepalese rupee
Language	Nepali (official) 44.6%, Maithali 11.7%, Bhojpuri 6%, Tharu 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.2%, Magar 3%, Bajjika 3%, Urdu 2.6%, Avadhi 1.9%, Limbu 1.3%, Gurung 1.2%, other 10.4%, unspecified 0.2% note: 123 languages reported as mother tongue in 2011 national census; many in government and business also speak English
Religion	Hindu 81.3%, Buddhist 9%, Muslim 4.4%, Kirant 3.1%, Christian 1.4%, other 0.5%, unspecified 0.2%
Type of Government	Federal Parliamentary Republic
% living in poverty	Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines:25.2% (2010)
Life Expectancy	68 years
Infectious Diseases	Food or waterborne: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever Vectorborne: Japanese encephalitis, malaria, and dengue fever
Top Killers	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), heart disease, stroke
Literacy	Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older) 64.7%
Natural Resources	Quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore
Main Industry/Export	Agriculture: Pulses, rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, jute, root crops; milk, water buffalo meat. Industry: Tourism, carpets, textiles; small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills; cigarettes, cement and brick production. Exports: Clothing, pulses, carpets, textiles, juice, jute goods.