Nepal peace
Last reviewed: 04-04-2008
WAR-WEARY NATION EMBRACES PEACE

KEY FACTS
| Percentage of people living on less than $1 a day (2005 - PPP value) | 24 (World Bank) |
| Percentage of population living below national poverty line (2005) | 31 (World Bank) |
| Life expectancy at birth (2005) | 63 years (UNDP Human Development Report 2007/2008) |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 births, 2005) | 56 (UNDP Human Development Report) |
| Maternal mortality rate (2005) | 830 per 100,000 live births (UNDP Human Development Report) |
| Internally displaced people | 50,000-70,000 (July 2007) (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre) |
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