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About Nepal
Human Development Indices
Nepal is divided into 14 zones and 75 districts, grouped into 5 development regions. Each district is headed by a fixed chief district officer responsible for maintaining law and order and coordinating the work of field agencies of the various government ministries.
The average life expectancy is 59.8 years. The ratio of male: female is 1060:1000 and the average literacy rate is 53.74%.
| 2001 |
| Nepal |
0.471 |
| Residence |
| Rural |
0.452 |
| Urban |
0.581 |
| Ecological regions |
| Mountains |
0.386 |
| Hills |
0.512 |
| Tarai |
0.478 |
| Development Regions |
| Eastern developmental Region |
0.493 |
| Central developmental Region |
0.49 |
| Western Developmental Region |
0.491 |
| Mid-Western Developmental Region |
0.402 |
| Far Western Developmental Region |
0.404 |
Source: NESAC 1998; UNDP 2002b and 2004b
Nepal's Progress in Achieving the MDGs, 1990-2005
| Targets/ Indicators |
2005 |
| Percent of population below 1 dollar per day ( PPP) |
24.1 |
| Percent of population below national poverty line |
3 |
| Percent of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption |
47 ( 1997) |
| Under 5 mortality rate (per thousand live births) |
82 |
| Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) |
415 (2000) |
| Percent of deliveries attended by health care providers |
20 |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate among married women 15 – 49 years of age |
38.9 |
| HIV prevalence rate among adults (15-49 years of age) |
0.29 |
Gender empowerment Measures
| Indicators |
Female |
Male |
| Share of population |
0.502 |
0.498 |
| Share of participation in local election |
19.30% |
80.70% |
| Share of participation in professional job |
19.51% |
80.49% |
| Share of participation in administrative job |
10.65% |
89.35% |
| Estimated earned income (per capita GDP in PPP$) |
911 |
1565 |
Source: NESAC 1998; UNDP 2002b and 2004b
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Weather
Exchange Rate
| Currency |
Buying |
Selling |
| US $ |
74.55 |
75.15 |
| Pound £ |
114.96 |
115.88 |
| Australian Dollar |
67.67 |
68.21 |
| Euro € |
95.54 |
96.30 |
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