Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Dirty Details



Courtesy of the CIA World Fact Book

  • Population: 29, 519, 114
  • Religion: 80.6% Hindu, 10.7% Buddhist, 4.2% Muslim, 3.6% Kirant, .9% Other )The only official Hindu state in the world)
  • Language: 47.8 % Nepali, English spoken in business and government
  • Literacy: 48.6% Total Population, 62.7% male 34.9% female
  • School Life Expectancy: 10 years (males) 8 years (females)
  • Unemployment Rate: 42%
  • Population below poverty line: 30.9%
  • Agriculture: Rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, milk, water buffalo meat
  • Industries: Tourism, carpets, textiles, small rice and sugar mills, cigarette production 
Also, FYI
The time change is 11 hour and 45 minutes (from MST)
So right now it is 9:57PM on Monday in Denver, it is 9:43AM on Tuesday in Kathmandu.
Remember that when you call me. Oh ya, I won't have a phone. Suckers. 

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