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Nepal

Indicators	Latest figures	Source
Population	28.1 Million	World Bank, 2007
Population density:	191.6 persons per sq km	UNSTAT, 2007
Population below income poverty line ($ 1 a day)	31%	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Total area(sq km)	147.2	World Bank, 2007
Sex ratio	1.04 male(s)/female	CIA World Factbook, 2009
Total adult literacy rate	48.6%	CIA World Factbook, 2009
Rural population	83%	CIA World Factbook, 2009
Per capita income	US$ 350	World Bank, 2007
Land use
Arable land	16.07%	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Permanent cropland	0.85%	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Other	83.08%	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Economy and trade
GDP(Absolute Terms)	US$ 10.32 billion	World Bank, 2007
GDP(Relative Terms)	3.2%	World Bank, 2007
Structure of economy (% of GDP)
Agriculture	34%	World Bank, 2007
Industry	17%	World Bank, 2007
Manufacturing	NA	World Bank, 2007
Services, etc	49%	World Bank, 2007
Exports (% of GDP)	13%	World Bank, 2007
Value of total exports	US$ 888 million	WTO, 2007
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)	31%	World Bank, 2007
Value of total imports	US$ 2904 million	WTO, 2007
Major import partners	India, China, UAE, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait;	CIA World Factbook, 2009
Balance Of Trade	1926 Million US$	WTO, 2007
Development indicators
Life expectancy	64 years	World Bank, 2007
Population with sustainable access to improved sanitation	27%	UNSTAT, 2006
Infant mortality	47.46/1,000 live births	CIA World Fact book, 2009
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source	89%	World Bank, 2006
Net primary enrolment ratio	76.1%	World Bank, 2007
Energy Usage
Petroleum Consumption (Thousand Barrels per Day)	18	EIA, 2007
Natural Gas Consumption (Billion Cubic Feet)	0	EIA, 2007
Coal Consumption (Million Short Tons)	0.564	EIA, 2007
Net Electricity Consumption (Billion Kilowatthours)	2.28	EIA, 2006
Primary Energy Consumption (Quadrillion Btu)	0.068	EIA, 2006
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO2)
From Consumption of Fossil Fuels	3	EIA, 2006

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		Bangladesh
		Bhutan
		India
		Nepal
		Pakistan
		Sri Lanka

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
Cereals & preparations		46.1	0	100	100	16.1	0	40
Oilseeds, fats & oils		34.6	0	60	100	11.2	0	25
Sugars and confectionery		45.0	0	60	100	15.3	0	25
Beverages & tobacco		87.0	0	200	100	55.0	0	184
Cotton		36.0	0	40	100	0.0	100.0	0
Other agricultural products		31.4	0	50	100	7.9	4.6	25
Fish & fish products		21.9	0	50	100	10.8	0	40
Minerals & metals		25.3	0.1	40	99.5	13.6	0.1	40
Petroleum		15.0	0	15	20.0	22.0	0	40
Chemicals		21.7	0.5	40	100	13.0	0.5	40
Wood, paper, etc.		25.0	0	40	100	14.6	11.8	40
Textiles		26.4	0	40	99.8	12.8	0	40
Clothing		29.9	0	30	100	24.7	0	25
Leather, footwear, etc.		27.5	0	40	100	16.6	0.6	40
Non-electrical machinery		19.9	7.0	30	100	7.8	0	25
Electrical machinery		20.2	24.2	40	100	14.6	0	40
Transport equipment		28.1	0	60	99.2	20.2	0	80
Manufactures, n.e.s.		20.4	9.0	40	95.2	14.8	0.2	80

Part B		Exports to major trading partners and duties faced
Major markets		Bilateral imports		Diversification		MFN AVG of		Pref.	Duty-free imports
			in million	95% trade in no. of		traded TL		margin	TL	Value
			US$	HS 2-digit	HS 6-digit	Simple	Weighted	Weighted	in %	in %
India		2004	333	50	172	22.2	22.4	6.1	8.7	14.7
European Communities		2005	114	29	134	7.2	10.5	7.5	97.6	94.5
United States		2005	111	11	53	8.2	9.4	0.1	30.7	37.6
Canada		2005	10	17	67	8.9	12.3	12.3	100.0	100.0
Japan		2005	10	26	74	15.2	6.4	6.2	91.4	98.4
China		2005	8	19	28	13.0	17.6	0.0	7.1	9.9


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