Nepal

=** Nepal **= = ** Task 1; ** =

**//__AREA__//**
total: 147,181 sq km country comparison to the world: 94 land: 143,351 sq k water: 3,830 sq km

=CAPITAL =

KATHMANDU

=POPULATION=

29,391,883 (July 2011 est.)

=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.)

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=Task two- Nepal location and climate=



Courtesy of Google Earth
climagraph?

**Task 3: Economic Production**
What is the GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)? //$35.81 billion (2010 est.)//

How does this compare with the rest of the world? // country comparison to the world:   [|102] //

What is the GDP per capita? // $1,200 (2010 est.) // // country comparison to the world: [|206] //

What is the unemployment rate? // 46% (2008 est.) // // country comparison to the world: [|190] //

What is the percentage of People below the poverty line?

What are this country's main agricultural products? // pulses, rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, jute, root crops; milk, water buffalo meat //

What are this country's main industries? //tourism, carpets, textiles; small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills; cigarettes, cement and brick production//

Export partners? // India 61.7%, US 7.5%, Germany 4.6%, Bangladesh 4.1% (2010) //

Imports partners? // India 56.2%, China 22.5% (2010) // 

TASK4; Population size, shape and life expectancy

Total Population: 28,952 (2010) Average Life Expectancy: 66 (2010) Total Fertility Rate: 2.5





= TASK 5: WHAT IS IT LIKE TO LIVE THERE? =

According to: http://www.globalincidentmap.com/map.php There has been series of protests in Nepal.



= Travel Warning =

Found on: http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files_156/nepal_503/index.html

The French say there are no problems in Nepal.
The article from:http://thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Police+seize+firecrackers%26sbquo%3B+destroy++&NewsID=307001

KANCHANPUR: District Police Office, Kanchanpur, has destroyed a huge cache of fireworks seized from different areas of the district ahead of Tihar, the festival of lights on Tuesday afternoon.
=== Police destroyed the fireworks in the presence of journalists on Tuesday. Police said the fireworks were impounded some days ago from Tribhuwanbasti, Dodhara-Chandani and Gaddhachauki areas of the district. ===

Likewise, police has beefed up the mobile patrolling in sensitive areas to stop the possible criminal activities during the Tihar festival.




= **Task 6: Environmental Issue** =

68.2
**How does this compare to the other countries?**

It is ranked 38th out of 163 countries.
**Which environmental issues are the biggest concern for your country?**

pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer.
**Title of Article:** Nepal: Indoor Pollution Proves Deadly **Publication:** IRIN Asia **Author:** No Author **Date Published:** 5, September 2008 **URL:** []