Geography - note:
landlocked; strategic location between China and India; contains
eight of world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest - the
world's tallest - on the border with China
People Nepal
Population:
27,676,547 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 39% (male 5,575,157/female 5,221,794)
15-64 years: 57.3% (male 8,137,410/female 7,720,691)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male 499,039/female 522,456) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 20.07 years
male: 19.91 years
female: 20.24 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.2% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
31.45 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
9.47 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2005 est.)