Facts about Nepal

   
    

The student I will be working with this year is from Nepal. He is 19 years old and came to America in 2015 from a refugee camp, where he lived for 17 years. I did some research and put together some pictures and fun facts about Nepal. So here they are:

FUN FACTS:

·        Nepal is Located in Asia

·         It is Slightly larger than Arkansas

·        It is   Landlocked between China and India

·         Mount Everest is located there, contains 8 of the world’s 10 highest peaks

·         Population: 29,033,914

·         Nepali is the official language

·         The Median Age is 23.6 years

·         18.6% of the population is urban

·         Kathmandu is the Capital

·         Life Expectancy 70.7 years

·         Average woman has 2 children

·         2.9% Obesity Rate

·         63.9% of the population is literate

·         One of the poorest and least developed countries in the world

·         70% of the population depends on agriculture

·         Labor Force: 69% Agriculture 12% Industry 19% Services

·         17.6% of the population are internet users

·         Insurgency led by Maoists started in 1996. Caused 10 year civil war. Absolute Power was instated in 2002, and elections were held in 2013. Nepal’s new constitution came into effect in September 2015.

 

Flag of Nepal

Nepal is right in between India and China

Pretty Picture of Nepal