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Nepal

Indicators	Latest figures	Source
Population	28,901,790	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Population density:	161 persons per sq km	World Bank, 2000
Population below income poverty line ($ 1 a day)	31%	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Total area(sq km)	147,181	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Sex ratio	1.056 male(s)/female	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Total adult literacy rate	48.6%	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Rural population	85.4%	UNDP Human Development Report, 2004
Per capita income	US$ 290	World Bank, 2006
Land use
Arable land	16.07%	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Permanent cropland	0.05%	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Agriculture value-added (per worker in 1995 $) 1998-2000	US$ 188	World Bank, 2002
Economy and trade
GDP	US$ 8.1 billion	World Bank, 2006
Structure of economy (% of GDP)
Agriculture	39.5%	World Bank, 2006
Industry	21.1%	World Bank, 2006
Manufacturing	7.7%	World Bank, 2006
Services, etc	39.5%	World Bank, 2006
Exports (% of GDP)	18.6%	World Bank, 2006
Value of total exports	US$ 865 million	World Bank, 2006
Major exports		World Bank, 2006
1.Food	US$ 94 million
2.Pulses	US$ 71 million
3.Manufactures	US$ 602 million
Main export partners	India, US, Germany	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Imports (% of GDP)	37.7%	World Bank, 2006
Value of total imports	US$ 2,011 million	World Bank, 2006
Major imports		World Bank, 2006
1.Food	US$ 71 million
2. Fuel and energy	US$ 475 million
3. Capital goods	US$ 248 million
Main import partners	India, China, UAE, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Development indicators
Life expectancy	59.6 years	UNDP Human Development Report, 2004
Population with sustainable access to improved sanitation	28%	UNDP Human Development Report, 2004
Infant mortality	63.66/1,000 live births	CIA World Fact book, 2007
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source	88%	UNDP Human Development Report, 2004
Net primary enrolment ratio	70%	UNDP Human Development Report, 2004
Energy Usage
Petroleum Consumption (Thousand Barrels per Day)	17	EIA, 2006
Natural Gas Consumption (Billion Cubic Feet)	NA
Coal Consumption (Million Short Tons)	NA
Net Electricity Consumption (Billion Kilowatthours)	2	EIA, 2005
Primary Energy Consumption (Quadrillion Btu)	NA
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO2)
From Consumption of Fossil Fuels	2.95	EIA, 2005

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Part A.1		Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges
Summary			Total	Ag	Non-Ag	WTO member since				2004
Simple average final bound			26.0	41.4	23.7	Binding coverage:			Total	99.4
Simple average MFN applied		2005	13.9	14.9	13.7				Non-Ag	99.3
Trade weighted average						Ag: Tariff quotas (in %)				0
Imports in billion US$						Ag: Special safeguards (in % )				0

Frequency distribution		Duty-free	0 <= 5	5 <= 10	10 <= 15	15 <= 25	25 <= 50	50 <= 100	> 100	NAV
Frequency distribution		Tariff lines and import values (in %)								in %
Agricultural products
Final bound		0	0.7	2.4	0.4	4.8	83.1	7.7	0.9	0
MFN applied	2005	1.7	9.6	60.5	10.1	9.5	7.0	0.6	0.8	1.6
Imports
Non-agricultural products
Final bound		3.1	1.1	2.9	5.3	47.6	39.2	0.1	0	0
MFN applied	2005	0.8	24.1	27.0	31.6	11.4	4.3	0.7	0	0.2
Imports

Part A.2		Tariffs and imports by product groups
		Final bound duties				MFN applied duties			Imports
Product groups		AVG	Duty-free	Max	Binding	AVG	Duty-free	Max	Share	Duty-free
			in %		in %		in %		in %	in %
Animal products		35.9	0	60	100	10.9	0	25
Dairy products		45.8	0	50	100	14.3	0	15
Fruit, vegetables, plants		40.9	0	60	100	12.9	0	25
Coffee, tea		40.8	0	50	100	23.8	0	40
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