Nepal

Official Name:	The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Federal Parliamentary Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Sanghiya Loktantrik Ganatantra Nepal
ISO Country Codes:	NP : NPL
Internet Domain:	.np
Government Web Site:	https://www.nepal.gov.np/

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Capital:	Kathmandu	Main Airports:	Tribhuvan International Airport
Language(s):	Nepali	Population:	30,666,598
Currency:	Nepalese Rupee	ISO Currency Code:	NPR
Telephone Dial In:	+977	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

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Nepal

Government Website:	https://www.nepal.gov.np/
Central Bank:	Nepal Rastra Bank
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	104 Nepalese rupees (NPR) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	3% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	25.2% (2011 est.)
Inflation Rate:	4.5% (2017 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	11.30% (31-Dec-17 - Photius)
GDP:	$115.093 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$3,800 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Nepalese Rupee
Currency Code:	NPR
World Bank Classification:	Lower-Middle Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	32%	pulses, rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, jute, root crops; milk, water buffalo meat
Industry:	14%	tourism, carpets, textiles; small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills; cigarettes, cement and brick production
Services:	54%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Asian Development Bank; BIMSTEC; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Asian Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Enhanced Integrated Framework; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Commodities Exchange: Commodities & Metal Exchange Nepal Ltd. ; Commodity Futures Exchange Limited ; Stock & Securities Exchange: Nepal Stock Exchange Limited ;

National Statistics Office:

National Statistics Office;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Nepal

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Business Language(s):	English; Nepali
Customs & Excise:	Department of Customs, Nepal
Development Bank(s):	Agricultural Development Bank; Asian Development Bank; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology (NBSM)

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 108/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 110/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 117/180 (2021)
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