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Communications of Nepal

Telephones - main lines in use:595,800 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:248,800 (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: poor telephone and telegraph service; fair radiotelephone communication service and mobile cellular telephone network
domestic: NA
international: country code - 977; radiotelephone communications; microwave landline to India; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2000)
Radios:840,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:1 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998)
Televisions:130,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.np
Internet hosts:17,789 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):6 (2000)
Internet users:175,000 (2005)

Nepal Quickstats

  • Population: 28,901,790 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 147,181 sq km
  • Density: 184 /km² (56th)
  • GDP (total): $41.6 billion (87th)
  • GDP (per capita): $1,675 (153rd)
  • Literacy: 48.6%

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  • Currency: Rupee (NRs.)
  • Dial code: +977

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