Exchange rates:
Nepalese rupees per US dollar - 76.1414 (2003), 77.8766 (2002),
74.9492 (2001), 71.0938 (2000), 68.2394 (1999)
Fiscal year:
16 July - 15 July
Communications Nepal
Telephones - main lines in use:
371,800 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
50,400 (2003)
Telephone system:
general assessment: poor telephone and telegraph service; fair
radiotelephone communication service and mobile cellular telephone
network
domestic: NA
international: country code - 977; radiotelephone communications;
microwave landline to India; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat
(Indian Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (January 2000)
Radios:
840,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
1 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998)
Televisions:
130,000 (1997)