Population......................................................................27,676,547 (July 2005 est.) Population growth rate .............................................................2.2% (2005 est.) Birth rate.....................................................31.45 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) Death rate................................................9.47 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) Net migration rate...............................0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) Ethnic groups.......Brahman, Chetri, Newar, Gurung, Magar, Tamang, Rai, Limbu, Sherpa, Tharu, and others (1995) Source: CIA World Factbook 2005

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Neighboring Countries China India Other Resources Nepal Ministry of Population and Environment http://www.mope.gov.np US Census Bureau International Data Base http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/

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