Nepal

TASK 1 NEPAL: Fact File
Capital: Kathmandu

Total area: 147,181 sq km land: 143,351 sq km water:3,830 sq kq 29,391,883

__TASK 3:__ __Economic development__
$35.81 billion (2010 est.)
 * What is the GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)?

4.9% (2009 est.) 6.1% (2008 est.)
 * How does this compare with the rest of the world?

$1,200 (2010 est.) 102 46% (2008 est.)
 * What is the GDP per capita?
 * How does this compare with the rest of the world?
 * What is the unemployment rate?
 * What is the percentage of People below the poverty line?

24.7% (2008) Pulses, rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, jute, root crops; milk, water buffalo meat

Tourism, carpets, textiles; small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills; cigarettes, cement and brick production India 61.7%, US 7.5%, Germany 4.6%, Bangladesh 4.1% (2010) India 56.2%, China 22.5% (2010)
 * Export partners?
 * Imports partners?

=__** Task 4 Population Size, Shape, **__=

Life expectancy at birth: 66

Total Population: 28,952,000 in thousands)

Total fertility rate: 2.5

Infant Mortality Rate: 44.54 per 1,000 live births = = = = = = = = = = = = = TASK 5 - WHAT IS IT LIKE TO LIVE THERE? =
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Here is an extract from the news website: [|http://www.nepalnews.com]

NRNA joins hands with HELP NEPAL Network for charity projects:
The Non-Resident Nepalis Association (NRNA) has entered into partnership with the the largest charitable network of Nepalis, the HELP NEPAL Network: One Dollar per Month Fund for Nepal, to launch various charitable projects in Nepal. They plan to help the areas of community education, health and emergency relief in collaboration with the HELP NEPAL Network (HeNN). Established in 1999, HELP NEPAL Network has offices in 14 countries. Instead of looking for funds from international donors, HeNN primarily encourages Nepali individuals and institutions to contribute to charitable causes in Nepal. The funds raised by the Network's chapters (under the broad theme of “One dollar a month fund for Nepal) has helped to construct dozens of schools, health posts and carry out other humanitarian works across Nepal. For more information, visit []

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**TMMP BOMB EXPLODES NEPALGUNJ **
The explosive was set off near the room of the office in-charge Om Bahadur Khadka. The police said it was a time bomb. It caused minor damage and no one was hurt or killed. The explosion occurred during the visit by Indian envoy to Nepal Jayanta Prasad to Nepalgunj. Bhagat Singh said that the motive for the explosion was the exploitation of poor people by the land reform office. Fore more information, visit []


 * TASK 6: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE **

**What is the EPI score given to your country?**
Nepal has been given a score of 68.2

**How does this compare with other countries?**
It is ranked 38th out of 163 countries.

**Which environmental issues are the biggest concern for your country?**
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION ACCESS TO SANITATION ECOSYSTEM OZONE ENVIRONMENTAL BURDEN OF DISEASE

Air pollution is a major concern in Nepal’s Kathmandu valley. Unregulated urbanisation, increased use of fossil fuel, increasing number of vehicles, poor roads and centralised industrial growth are the main culprits. The problem is even more severe in Nepal’s villages, which are reliant on bio-fuels for cooking purposes. The urbanisation trend in developing countries including Nepal is accelerating, thus exacerbating the condition of proper sanitation coverage. Despite greater sanitation coverage in urban areas compared to rural parts of Nepal, access to sanitation facilities does not solve the problem of improved sanitation. This is because conventional latrines normally lead to various other pressing environmental problems, along with the injustice of scarce water resources for flushing latrines to keep excreta out of sight, which means that other community-accepted sustainable solutions are needed.
 * Summary:**

Title of Article INDOOR AIR POLLUTION OF NEPAL

Publication:

Author:
 * Anil K. Raut**

Date Published: FRIDAY,OCTOBER 28TH 2011 URL: http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/92185/1/1961

Task 8- Gender Equality: The Gender Equality Index from Social Watch. The Global Gender Gap.

Overall Score: .6084

Economic Participation and Opportunity: .5174 Educational Attainment: .7806 Health and Survival: .9612

Political Empowerment: .1743

The Maternal Mortality Rate for Nepal is: 380 out of 100,00 live births. Nepal is ranked 38 in the world- meaning there's 38 countries with higher death rates.