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Many centuries had gone with the vast
numbers of immigrants pursuing across the hills and
mountain finding for perfect place to live. From the
north the Mongoloid race faced the high mountains, while
from the foothills the Aryans made their own religion
and culture both adjusting to each others wishes as well
as preserving their own life style.
Today there are more than 50 languages, each having
their own parlances. The mountainous terrain has helped
to keep them isolated and preserved their dialects to
remain comprehensible to each other. This innumerable
group of Mongoloids from the North brought with them
their culture and tradition, and are proud and self
sufficient.
Inter ethnic marriages are rare, and within their own
tribes the young often have arranged marriages. The boys
ritually kidnap their potential brides, and over the
next tree days they win their |
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hearts.
Rituals over death vary with different racial groups.
All Hindus cremate their dead than scatter the ashes
into the rivers which eventually flow into the scared
Gangas. |
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Population |
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22,094,033 (July 1996 est.) |
Age structure |
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0-14 years: 42% (male 4776245: female
4563000)
15-64 years: 55% (male 6172821: female 5945625)
65 years and above:3% (male 320350: female 315991) (July
1996est.) |
Pop. growth |
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2.45% (1996est.) |
Birth Rate |
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37 births/ 1000 population (1996est.)
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Death Rate |
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12.56 deaths/ 1000 population
(1996est.) |
Net migration Rate |
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0 migrants/ 1000 population (1996est.) |
Sex Ratio |
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At birth: 1.05 male/ female
Under 15 years: 1.05 male/ female
15-64 years: 1.04 male/ female
All ages: 1.04 male/ female (1996est.) |
Infant Mortality rate |
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79 deaths/ 1000 live births (1996est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
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Total population: 53.63 years
Male: 53.35 years
Female: 53.93 years (1996 est.) |
Total Fertility Rate |
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5.06 children born/ woman (1996est)
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Nationality |
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Noun: Nepalese (singular and plural)
Adjective: Nepalese |
Ethnic Divisions |
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Newars, Indians, Tibetians, Gurungs,
Magars, tamangs< Bhotais, Rais, Limbus, Sherpas. |
Religions |
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Hindu 90%, Buddhist 5%, Muslim 3%, other 2%
(1981)
Note : Only official Hindu state in world, although no
sharp distinction between many Hindu and Buddhist
Groups.
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Language |
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Nepali (official), 20 other languages
divided into numerous parlances. |
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